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The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment?
Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/58660 The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? Maree, David J.F. Pietersen, Maxine Wendy Historical groups Cultural orientation First university generation Medium of instruction Academic achievement Two-way ANOVA UCTD Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Research has shown that goal orientation has a direct relationship with academic achievement for students. This relationship varies for South African students from different backgrounds. This mini dissertation investigated the relationship between academic achievement and goal orientation but moreover explored the mediating variables at play in this relationship. A quantitative correlational research study was employed with a sample size of 545 South African students ranging in age from 18 to 48 with a mean of 20.77 (SD = 2.94). Students completed an online survey, through Qualtrics. T tests yielded results suggesting that there was a significant difference (p = <.05) in the performance avoidance scores for historically advantaged students (M = 7.24, SD = 2.03) and historically disadvantaged students (M= 7.83, SD = 2.15), suggesting that historically disadvantaged students are more performance avoidant compared to historical advantaged students. Two way between groups ANOVA showed that the historical advantaged students (M = 65.39, SD= 14.30) scored higher academically compared to the historical disadvantaged students (M=54.42, SD=15.17). Structural equation modelling (SEM) produced results showing that Goal achievement (GAQ) related positively, with a large direct, significance effect with Culture (R^2=0.0, ᵝ = 0.71, C.R.= 4.91, p<.001), proposing that students who are individualistic (or traditional) perform better academically. Psychology MA Unrestricted 2017-01-27T10:55:26Z 2017-01-27T10:55:26Z 2017-04 2016 Mini Dissertation Pietersen, MW 2016, The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment?, MA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58660> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58660 en @ 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Historical groups Cultural orientation First university generation Medium of instruction Academic achievement Two-way ANOVA UCTD The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title | The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title_full | The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title_fullStr | The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title_short | The orientation of achievement : can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment? |
| title_sort | orientation of achievement can goal orientation be used to predict academic achievement in a multicultural environment |
| topic | Historical groups Cultural orientation First university generation Medium of instruction Academic achievement Two-way ANOVA UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58660 |