Goal Orientation Test: An Objective Behavioral Test

Abstract

The aim of the present research is to assess goal orientation (mastery and performance) by developing an objective behavioral test. We elaborated the Mastery Performance-Goal Orientation Test, a task that allows assessment of goal orientation along a single dimension. We studied its reliability and validity by conducting two studies. In Study 1 (N = 293 adults), the distribution of scores along the goal orientation variable showed wide variability and high internal consistency. The mastery-oriented participants demonstrated higher levels of category learning, whereas the performance-oriented participants responded in a less discriminative way but achieved higher scores. In Study 2 (N = 41 undergraduate students), the mastery-oriented participants achieved higher scores on a learning task than the performance-oriented subjects. The results also showed that the test had the potential to predict subsequent learning. We conclude that it might be a useful instrument to assess goal orientation.

Are Mastery-Oriented College Students Better Time Managers?

“…Participants with lower scores were classified as performance-oriented (as they tended to obtain a higher number of points regardless of the learning level they achieved), and participants who obtained higher scores were classified as mastery-oriented (as they were those who tried to understand the requirements of the task and learned how to do so during the process). Romero et al (2020) previously reported that MP-GOT showed high reliability (Cronbach's alpha was 0.97-0.98) and that predicted the scores of a learning task (R 2 = 0.56). In the present study, Cronbach's alpha was 0.96.…”

“…Mastery Performance-Goal Orientation Test MP-GOT (Romero et al, 2020) assesses performance-and mastery-orientation along a single bipolar dimension. It presents a 15 × 15 matrix (225 squares) within which 150 figures are randomly distributed.…”

“…The activities of My Fig. 1 Example of a display shown on each trial of the MP-GOT test (Romero et al, 2020) Schedule represent tasks for which the test and target population was designed (daily activities for office workers and university students). A bar moving from the top to the end of the schedule page was used to represent time of day passing.…”

Um Framework Conceitual para Recomendação de Estratégias de Aprendizagem utilizando Motivação e Trilhas de Aprendizagem

“…Ela pode ser definida como uma preferência de uma pessoa por classes específicas de estados finais desejados [Niemivirta 2002]. Diversos estudos [Elliot et al 2011, Elliot e McGregor 2001, Elliot e Murayama 2008, Pulkka e Niemivirta 2013, Romero et al 2019] têm mostrado ao longo dos anos que a Teoria de Metas de Realização pode ser utilizada, só para mencionar alguns exemplos, para compreender as estratégias de aprendizagem (EAs) adotadas pelo estudante, o desempenho (nota), a reação ao fracasso, o medo de falhar e a relação com os colegas de classe.…”

“…A identificação da orientação de metas, em sua maioria, é realizada por meio da aplicação de um questionário. Até o presente momento, apenas um trabalho [Romero et al 2019] apresenta uma opção diferente, onde os autores propõem uma ferramenta computacional (programa de computador) onde o usuário executa algumas tarefas e, ao final, os dados gerados permitem identificar a sua orientação. Ainda não foram encontrados na literatura trabalhos que aproveitam as informações armazenadas nos AVAs, principalmente TAs, para classificar os estudantes segundo a Teoria de Metas de Realização.…”