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Goal orientation

Goal orientation, or achievement orientation, is an "individual disposition towards developing or validating one's ability in achievement settings". In general, an individual can be said to be mastery or performance oriented, based on whether one's goal is to develop one's ability or to demonstrate one's ability, respectively. A mastery orientation is…

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Goal orientation

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Triples200
Avg. degree1.95
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Goal orientation

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related to Goal setting · 14
Goal orientation → Ackerman, Another, Brown, Fan, Historically, However, In, It, Kanfer, Latham, Locke, MBA, Studies, They
related to Implicit theories of intelligence · 14
Goal orientation → Accordingly, Although, Based, Dweck, Eison, Epistemological, For, However, In, Individuals, Payne, Research, Specifically, These
related to Learning environments · 14
Goal orientation → Brain Mind Experience, Classrooms, Educators, Emphasis, How People Learn, Mastery, One, Performance, Research, School, Teachers, The National Research Council, This, When
related to State versus trait · 13
Goal orientation → Cron, DeShon, For, Gillespie, However, Slocum, State, There, They, This, Throughout, Trait, VandeWalle
related to Academic outcomes · 12
Goal orientation → According, An, Because, Classroom, Conversely, Goal, Goal-setting, Long, Payne, Research, Specifically, Therefore
related to Two factor model · 11
Goal orientation → Although Dweck's, Dweck, Eison, Individuals, Like Eison, More, Nicholls, Subsequent, They, This, Ultimately
related to Big Five personality characteristics · 10
Goal orientation → Big Five, In, Learning, Payne, Personality, Proving, Researchers, They, Webster, Zweig
related to Organizational outcomes · 10
Goal orientation → According, Another, Big Five, Cron, Goal, In, Payne, Slocum, Their, VandeWalle
related to Gender · 9
Goal orientation → Although, Despite, Dweck, However, On, Research, STEM, Supporting, These
related to Self-efficacy · 9
Goal orientation → Bandura, Cron, In, Individuals, Payne, Similarly, Since, Slocum, VandeWalle

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intelligence -instance ofAdolescents with friends having high academic aspirations tend to have fewer problems academically.Implicit theories of intelligenceResearch has produced mixed results when exam…0.80text
goal orientationinstance ofAdolescents with friends having high academic aspirations tend to have fewer problems academically.Implicit theories of intelligenceResearch has produced mixed results when exam…0.80text
intelligence -instance ofImplicit theories of intelligenceResearch has produced mixed results when examining the relationship between cognitive ability -0.80text
goal orientationinstance ofImplicit theories of intelligenceResearch has produced mixed results when examining the relationship between cognitive ability -0.80text
the individual's level of self-efficacyinstance ofthe relationship also depends on other factors0.80text
mastering complex course materialinstance ofdifficult learning goals0.80text
they outperformed MBA students who set a performance goal for their gradesinstance ofdifficult learning goals0.80text
self-efficacyinstance ofand Dysvik strongly advocated that the relationship of goal orientation with an outcome variable such as task performance should be assessed in conjunction with moderator variables0.80text
commitmentinstance ofand Dysvik strongly advocated that the relationship of goal orientation with an outcome variable such as task performance should be assessed in conjunction with moderator variables0.80text
and feedback on prior task performance.Self-efficacyBandurainstance ofand Dysvik strongly advocated that the relationship of goal orientation with an outcome variable such as task performance should be assessed in conjunction with moderator variables0.80text
planninginstance ofmastery orientation is positively associated with self-regulatory behaviors0.80text
goal settinginstance ofmastery orientation is positively associated with self-regulatory behaviors0.80text

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