Relationship between achievement goal orientation and academic achievement in senior school students:Self-regulated learning as mediator
The present study explored the influence of achievement goal orientation on academic achieve-ment in senior school students and the mediating effect of self-regulated learning.A serious of question-naires was used to survey 1389 senior one and senior two students,and their academic achievements were tracked at two-time waves half year apart.The results showed that:l)mastery approach goal and mastery avoidance goal significantly positively predicted concurrent and longitudinal academic achievement,and performance avoidance goal significantly negatively predicted concurrent and longitudinal academic achieve-ment;2)performance approach goal,mastery approach goal and mastery avoidance goal indirectly and positively predicted concurrent and longitudinal academic achievement through self-regulated learning,and achievement avoidance goal indirectly and negatively predicted concurrent and longitudinal academic achievement through self-regulated learning.The above findings provide empirical research support for se-nior high school students to establish achievement goals and improve self-regulated learning ability,to promote academic achievement.
achievement goal orientationacademic achievementself-regulated learningsenior school students