Achievement Goal Theory

Question 1

Two orientations

Answer 1

Performance orientation; Comparing yourself to others, demonstrate your skills.
- Problematic in case you lose, leads to frustration and loss of motivation
- Ego orientation, succes is winning

Task orientation; Aim to master skills. Comparison with own performance. less fear of failure an higher lefvel of competence.
- Develop, higher satisfaction/enjoyment
- succes = improving

Question 2

Three levels of achievement goals

Answer 2

Situational level (state)

Disposition to pursue type of goal (trait)

Characteristic of the environment /group;
mastery climate;
- Reward for effort, hard work pays of
- Cooperation is valued, focus on learning
Performance climate
- Competition is encouraged, mistakes punished.

Question 3

Approach vs avoidance

Answer 3

Mastery approach; Best one, drive to develop, understand and devote time

Performance approach; Highly competitive, comparison w others

Mastery avoidant; Highly perfectionistic, performance anxiety

Performance avoidance; Procrastination, self-defeating behaviour

Question 4

TARGET intervention

Answer 4

Task design: Variety, novelty, challenge, meaning

Authority; Decision making, enable participation

Reward/recognition; reinforce and encourage

Grouping: Flexible grouping arrangement, mixed

Evaluation’ Explicit and frequent info about progress

Time: Task should provide time to give sound instructions, completion.