Author Question: As many students move through the grade levels, performance goals increasingly predominate over ... (Read 71 times)

SO00 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

As many students move through the grade levels, performance goals increasingly predominate over mastery goals. Three of the following are partial explanations for this developmental trend. Which alternative is not a reasonable explanation for the increasing focus on performance goals with age?

a. Older students are regularly reminded of the importance of good grades for getting into college.
b. With the acquisition of abstract thought, older students are better able to imagine accomplishing great things.
c. As academic tasks become increasingly complex, older students must often rely on other people to evaluate their progress.
d. As students reach adolescence, they become increasingly concerned about how other people will judge their behavior.

Question 2

Motivation theorists suggest that three conditions are important for the development of internalized motivation. Which one of the following is probably not an important condition for internalized motivation to occur?

a. The student is capable of abstract thought and problem-solving skills.
b. Important people in the student's life have expectations for his or her behavior and will impose consequences for inappropriate behavior.
c. The student has some autonomy in choosing how to act in various situations.
d. The student feels the warmth and support of important people in his or her environment.