Do goals lead to outcomes or can it be the other way around?: Causal ordering of mastery goals, metacognitive strategies, and achievement

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King, Ronnel B. and McInerney, Dennis M.. (2016). Do goals lead to outcomes or can it be the other way around?: Causal ordering of mastery goals, metacognitive strategies, and achievement. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 86(2), pp. 296 - 312. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12107

Authors	King, Ronnel B. and McInerney, Dennis M.
Abstract	Goal theory research has mostly focused on the unidirectional effects of goals on learning strategies and academic achievement. Reciprocal relationships have mostly been neglected. The primary aim of this study was to examine the reciprocal relations and causal ordering of mastery goals, metacognitive strategy use, and academic achievement.
Year	2016
Journal	British Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal citation	86 (2), pp. 296 - 312
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN	0007-0998
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12107
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84959277708
Page range	296 - 312
Research Group	Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Publisher's version	File Access Level Controlled
Place of publication	United States of America
Editors	A.Jones

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