The Effects of Goal Setting and Task Selection on Perceived Competence, Intrinsic Motivation, and Spelling Performance of a Group of Students with Learning Disabilities
Year: 1994
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The intrinsic motivation, spelling performance, and perceived competence of students with learning disabilities was examined. Eight students with learning disabilities decided which and how many words they would attempt on weekly spelling test.s and chose the practice activity they would complete each day. Each student -set a goal of how many of the words attempted would be correct on the spelling test (i. e., .perceived competence). Harter 's.Scale of . Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom was administered as a pretest . and posttest. No significant difference in mean scores was found on the Harter scale. ·Average spelling test scores, however, increased during .the intervention phase. The perceived competence of some.. subjects also increased.
Author: Tracy Lee Osborne
Institution: Longwood University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2397161923