Research Byte: Stability and Change in Academic Achievement Goals: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Stability and Change in Academic Achievement Goals: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies Vsevolod Scherrer, Maria Jalynskij, Andrew J. Elliot, Jasmin L. Becker, and Franzis PreckelAbstract Stability and change in students ' achievement goals (AGs) are of great relevance for educational research and practice. In two separate meta-analyses, we investigated the rank-order stability (93 studies, 569 effect sizes, 54,736 students), as well as the mean-level change (157 studies, 1,170 effect sizes, 81,464 students) in AGs throughout students ' academic careers (K-12 to university). We found that the average rank-order stability of AGs ( ρ = .51) was in the approximate range of rank-order stability reported for personality traits and other motivational constructs. Stability increased with students ' grade level and decreased with increas-ing interval duration between measurement points. Overall, the mean levels of all AGs declined throughout K-12 (Glass ' s Δ ranged from −.15 to −.06 per year), indicating a quantitative decrease in AGs throughout this academic stage. During the university years, only mastery-approach goals significantly declined (Δ = −.22 per year), indicating a qualitative decrease in AGshttps://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fedu0000861Pardon typos and spelling errors-Message may be sent from iPhone and I ' ve always had spelling problems :)***************************************** Kevin S. McGrew, PhD Educational& School Psychologist Dire...
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