The role of contexts in attaining future goals facilitates the learning process
by Mimoza Carka
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 4, No. 4, 2010

Abstract: According to expectancy-value theories, increasing the utility value of a learning activity by indicating its instrumentality to attain two future goals rather than only one of those two should result in higher motivation and more optimal learning. In contrast, self-determination theory considers future goal content next to goals quantity. Experimental studies tested this hypothesis. Contrast-cell analyses showed that framing learning activity for a future intrinsic and extrinsic goal facilitated mastery orientation, performance and persistence and decreased a performance approach orientation compared to single future extrinsic goal condition. However, in line with self-determination theory, double goal framing resulted in a less optimal pattern of outcomes compared to the single future intrinsic goal condition, suggesting that the content of the provided goal matters.

Online publication date: Fri, 01-Oct-2010

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