Achievement goal orientations, cognitive learning strategy use, and continued professional learning plans of first-year occupational therapy assistant students
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Occupational therapy (OT) is an allied health profession that helps people with disabilities, cognitive or physical, participate in their lives as independently as possible.An associate degree college education is required for the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) professionals who implement the plans outlined by an occupational therapist and provide skilled treatment activities with patients.The purpose of this study was to explore the mastery and performance goal orientations of new occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students after participation in a highly competitive enrollment process and the relationships between any changes in their personal goal orientations and related cognitive learning strategies (CLS), and plans for continued professional learning (CPL) over time.In addition, the study sought to evaluate any relationship between mastery and performance instructional practices on the students' personal goal orientations, use of deep processing and surface CLS, and plans vii
Author: Alexandria Umbarger
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2600663626