The effect of goal structure on motivation and achievement has been well documented in studies conducted amongst children in the west. The present study provides findings from older students aged (12 to 19) belonging to a multi-cultural Asian society. Students (N=1573) responded to a questionnaire designed to identify and evaluate psychological states; results showed that students in this sample expressed affect similar to that experienced by western counterparts given the same reward structure. In the context of this study it is largely competitive; hardly a classroom in Singapore is structured along the lines of a non-competitive, individualistic model.