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A study of achievement goals and learning strategies in a streamed setting: students’ mathematic performance, effort, and Interest
Author
Goh, Patricia Poh Hong
Supervisor
Liu, Woon Chia
Abstract
Many researches have consistently shown the importance of students’ motivation and how their different goal orientations can lead to adaptive learning strategies and eventually leading to academic achievements. However, little is known about the goal orientation and the learning strategies of students in the Singapore context, where there is streaming. This research was undertaken to examine the students’ goal orientations, learning strategies and academic achievement in the context of mathematics. The research also aims to find out if there are any gender and stream differences in the students’ goal orientation and learning strategies. The actual questionnaire is a combination of 3 different instruments as follows: Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, IMI (McAuley, Duncan, & Tammen, 1989), Task and Ego Goal Orientation and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) (Pintrich, 1989). The sample included 258 Secondary One students from another autonomous secondary school in Singapore. There were 126 girls and 132 boys. The students were also from 3 different streams: Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical Stream. This study will also examine whether 2x2 achievement goals predict students’ achievements, effort or interest and whether the effects are mediated through the employment of appropriate strategies. Implications of the findings will be discussed with practical suggestions to help teachers implement strategies that will help students find adaptive learning strategies which will allow them to achieve academic excellence.
Date Issued
2009
Call Number
LB1065 Goh
Date Submitted
2009