The objective of this study is twofold: to analyze the role different task situations in activation goals and goal orientations and, make it possible achieve such an support theoretically, develop, previously validate Situated Goals Questionnaire for secondary high school students (SGQ-SHS). A total 1,010 Secondary High School Students from Madrid (Spain) participated study. Data analysis using...

Recent research suggests that peer-to-peer argumentation supports conceptual change in students’ knowledge structures in science and mathematics, provided that students actually juxtapose and evaluate different ideas in a critical, yet coconstructive manner. However, it is well known that this type of peer-to-peer dialogue is not easily elicited and sustained, especially on scientific topics. I...

objectives: some studies have recognized factors that are effective on academic achievement. the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship among personality factors, motivational strategies and achievement goals in predicting academic achievement of 2nd grade high school intellectually disabled students in tehran province. methods: in present correlation study, 200 intellectual...

Every action in a conservation plan has a different level of effect and consequently contributes differentially to conservation. We examined how several community-based, marine, management actions differed in their contribution to national-level conservation goals in Fiji. We held a workshop with experts on local fauna and flora and local marine management actions to translate conservation goal...

Achievement goals and achievement emotions are elements developed during participation in sport activities. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between achievement goals and discrete emotions in sport and whether emotions vary with gender and type of sport. Males (n = 179), and females (n = 184) athletes were asked to participate in this study. Their age ranged from 18 to 23 ...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents have experienced limitations in their everyday activities. Consequently, mental health has become an area of concern. However, there been much less a focus on factors and mechanisms contributing how they approached various academic activities during pandemic. The current study fills this gap by investigating associations between adolescents’ competence ...