Dynamic Effects of Performance-Avoidance Goal Orientation on Student Achievement in Language and Mathematics

• Published in: Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 335
• Main Authors: Stamovlasis, Dimitrios, Gonida, Sofia-Eleftheria N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2018

The present study used achievement goal theory (AGT) as a theoretical framework and examined the role of mastery and performance goals, both performance-approach and performance-avoidance, on school achieve-ment within the nonlinear dynamical systems (NDS) perspective. A series of cusp catastrophe m...