Article: Students' Implicit Theories of Ability, Achievement Goals, Perceptions of the Motivational Climate, Cognitive Processes, and Performance Levels in Golf.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Weidong Li, Amelia Lee, Melinda Solmon, and Roy Hill, Louisiana State University, and Xiang Ping, Texas A & M University

Individual differences in the goal perspectives of students and the associated patterns of cognition, beliefs, and affective responses are among the most widely researched variables in achievement motivation. Recent findings have linked students' implicit theories of ability (acquired and innate), achievement goals (task and ego), perceptions of the motivational climate (mastery and performance involved), and the cognitive processes affecting learning (self-regulation, confidence, attention, willingness to engage, and strategies). Most of the ...

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