Author Question: A mastery goal is a desire to gain new information or skills; a performance goal is a desire to be ... (Read 39 times)

tingc95 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A mastery goal is a desire to gain new information or skills; a performance goal is a desire to be judged favorably for one's achievements. Does Tina have mastery goals or performance goals when trying out for the cheerleading squad? Justify your response with examples from the case study.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Is Mr. Kalantari's lesson developmentally appropriate for his students? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

underwood14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

She is first concerned about looking good and then later worried that she will look bad; in both instances, she has performance goals. Competitive tryouts are likely to induce performance goals in just about everyone, because being selected is the ultimate goal. Tryouts are usually not the time to develop new skills.

Answer to Question 2

Yes, it is developmentally appropriate. His students appear to be working in their zone of proximal development, as they can be successful when they have the assistance of their teacher and peers. In addition, the interactive nature of the lesson can help address the social needs that most adolescents have.