Changes in Mastery Goals in Urban and Rural Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Freeman, Tierra M.; Anderman, Lynley H.
Titel	Changes in Mastery Goals in Urban and Rural Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 20 (2005) 1, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Student Motivation; Mastery Learning; Goal Orientation; Educational Environment; Context Effect; Student Attitudes; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Schulische Motivation; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung
Abstract	Little is known about differences in middle school students' motivation and the motivational climate provided across rural and urban settings. We examined change in middle school students' personal mastery goals and perceptions of mastery goal structures in their classes. Results showed students' personal mastery goals and perceptions of mastery goal structures increased over time. Rural students, as compared to urban students, reported a sharper increase in personal mastery goals. Seventh-grade mastery goals were not completely explained by students' 6th-grade mastery goals or perceptions of classroom mastery goal structures; therefore, we examined contextual data from teachers, principals, and direct classroom observations. The importance of a stable and orderly environment, at both the school and classroom levels, is highlighted. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	College of Education and Human Development, 5766 Shibles Hall, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5766. Tel: 207-581-2761.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10