Epistemic beliefs about the justification of scientific knowledge predict mastery and performance-approach goals positively and performance-avoidance goals negatively in fifth grade¶

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q3 i? Justification beliefs positively predict mastery goals and performance-approach goals, and negatively predict performance-avoidance goals in fifth grade. → Mason 2012

Evidence¶

Mason 2012¶

Mason, L., Boscolo, P., Tornatora, M. C., & Ronconi, L. (2012). Besides knowledge: a cross-sectional study on the relations between epistemic beliefs, achievement goals, self-beliefs, and achievement in science. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-012-9210-0

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SEM path analysis of fifth-grade data (n = 213) showed justification beliefs predicted mastery (β = 0.33), performance-approach (β = 0.26), and performance-avoidance goals (β = -0.18). At eighth and eleventh grades, justification beliefs predicted mastery and performance-approach but not performance-avoidance goals.

"epistemic beliefs about the justification of scientific knowledge had a positive effect on both mastery (b = 0.33, t = 4.66) and performance-approach goals (b = 0.26, t = 3.53), and a negative effect on performance-avoidance goals (b = -0.18, t = -2.46)."

Discussion¶

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