Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Hwang, Young-Suk
Second Advisor
Ashcroft, Richard
Abstract
Examines goal orientation, ethnicity, gender, and achievement variables of 149 elementary school children (grades 3-5) at a Southern California elementary school. Research was conducted using a 2 x 2 goal orientation matrix that included mastery-approach, mastery-avoid, performance approach, and performance-avoid constructs. California Standards Test (CST) were used to determine achievement. Results supported the hypothesis that there would be no differences based on ethnicity, gender, or grade level. Statistically significant differences were found in the mastery-avoid goal because of class subject. Also, mastery-avoid was found to have a negative correlation to high test scores as measured by CST.
Recommended Citation
Koehnke, Carl Phillip, "Goal orientation, ethnicity, and achievement of middle elementary students" (2005). Theses Digitization Project. 2837.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2837
