A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Situationally Induced Achievement Goals on Task Performance

Yperen, Nico W. Van; Blaga, Monica; Postmes, Tom

doi:10.1080/08959285.2015.1006772

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“…In fact, Experiment 1a did not indicate significant differences of JOLs and recall performance between the control condition and each goal condition. Also, a recent meta-analytic review reported that task performance in the performance-approach goal condition was comparable to that in the no-goal condition (see Van Yperen et al, 2015). This non-significant differences between participants’ goals (and, therefore, behavior) in the control condition and the goal conditions would make it difficult to interpret the present results.…”

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Achievement goals affect metacognitive judgments.

Ikeda¹,

Yue²,

Murayama³

et al. 2016

Motivation Science

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The present study examined the effect of achievement goals on metacognitive judgments, such as judgments of learning (JOLs) and metacomprehension judgments, and actual recall performance. We conducted five experiments manipulating the instruction of achievement goals. In each experiment, participants were instructed to adopt mastery-approach goals (i.e., develop their own mental ability through a memory task) or performance-approach goals (i.e., demonstrate their strong memory ability through getting a high score on a memory task). The results of Experiments 1 and 2 showed that JOLs of word pairs in the performance-approach goal condition tended to be higher than those in the mastery-approach goal condition. In contrast, cued recall performance did not differ between the two goal conditions. Experiment 3 also demonstrated that metacomprehension judgments of text passages were higher in the performance-approach goal condition than in the mastery-approach goals condition, whereas test performance did not differ between conditions. These findings suggest that achievement motivation affects metacognitive judgments during learning, even when achievement motivation does not influence actual performance.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Achievement goals affect metacognitive judgments.

Ikeda¹,

Yue²,

Murayama³

et al. 2016

Motivation Science

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“…Ames () suggested that the motivational climate may shape the goal orientations experienced by individuals. Research findings, including meta‐analytical evidence, have shown that goal orientations may be shaped by the motivational climate, thus leading to certain behaviors/outcomes (e.g., Van Yperen et al ., , ). For example, Chen and Mathieu () found that mastery orientation is more strongly related to task performance if mastery (task) involving instructions are given.…”

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Who are the high achievers at work? Perceived motivational climate, goal orientation profiles, and work performance

Nerstad

Richardsen

Roberts

2018

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to respond to the call for research on goal orientation (mastery and performance orientation) profiles in work contexts. Among 8,282 engineers and technologists, Latent profile analyses indicated that four different goal orientation profiles existed – primarily mastery oriented, indifferent, moderate multiple goals, and success oriented. Both success oriented employees and employees who are primarily mastery oriented indicated the highest individual work performance. Further, mastery and performance climates were found to be relevant antecedents of employees’ goal orientation profiles. Supplementary analyses suggested that a primarily mastery oriented profile seems to be more beneficial for the facilitation of employee well‐being. The practical implications of these findings and directions for future research are presented.

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“…Ten tweede dragen onze onderzoeksbevindingen op meerdere manieren bij aan de literatuur over prestatiedoelen. Veruit de meeste studies die zijn gedaan naar prestatiedoelen hebben de effecten van prestatiedoelen op een intrapersoonlijk niveau onderzocht, waarbij individuele taakuitvoering centraal stond (voor een overzicht, zie Elliot, 2005;Van Yperen et al, 2014,2015. Tot op heden is echter weinig onderzoek verricht naar de effecten van prestatiedoelen op een interpersoonlijk niveau.…”

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