Achievement goal orientation patterns and fifth graders' motivation in physical education running programs. Academic Article

abstract

• This study examined achievement goal orientation patterns and their impact on student motivation in physical education running programs. Participants included 533 fifth graders. They completed questionnaires assessing their achievement goal orientations, expectancy beliefs, task values, and intentions for future participation in running. They also completed a timed, 1-mile run. Data revealed 4 goal orientation patterns: low task/low ego, low task/high ego, high task/low ego, and high task/high ego. Students in the high-task/low-ego and high-task/high-ego groups demonstrated higher levels of motivation in running than those in the low-task/low-ego and low-task/high-ego groups.

authors

• Xiang, Ping

published proceedings

• Pediatr Exerc Sci

author list (cited authors)

• Xiang, P., McBride, R. E., Bruene, A., & Liu, Y.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Xiang, Ping||McBride, Ron E||Bruene, April||Liu, Yuanlong

publication date

• May 2007

publisher

• Human Kinetics  Publisher

published in

• Pediatric Exercise Science  Journal

keywords

• Achievement
• Child
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Ego
• Exercise
• Female
• Goals
• Health Promotion
• Humans
• Male
• Motivation
• Running
• Schools

PubMed Central ID

• 17603141

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1123/pes.19.2.179

start page

• 179

end page

• 191

volume

• 19

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1123%2Fpes.19.2.179

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being