Dispositional learning goals positively predict memory self-efficacy in younger and older adults¶
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q2 i2 Participants higher in dispositional learning goals reported higher memory self-efficacy (β = .28, p<.01). → Hastings 2011
Evidence¶
Hastings 2011¶
Hastings, E. C., & West, R. L. (2011). Goal orientation and self-efficacy in relation to memory in adulthood. Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 18(4), 471-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2011.575926
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Structural equation model of survey and telephone recall data from 119 undergraduates and 97 older adults. The final model showed "excellent fit to the data, χ2(15)=17.22, p=.31, CFI=.994, TLI=.986, RMSEA=.03".
"Learning goals had a positive effect on memory self-efficacy (β= .28, p<.01), in that participants higher in general dispositional learning goals reported higher memory self-efficacy."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Achievement Goal Orientation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Self-Efficacy — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Learning and performance goal orientations are highly positively correlated and not mutually exclusive in adults — related
- Dispositional performance goals negatively predict memory self-efficacy in younger and older adults — related
- Age negatively and education positively predict memory self-efficacy, and age negatively predicts memory performance — related
- The achievement goal model's pattern of results holds for both younger and older adult age groups — a broader claim this one bears on
- In a cross-sectional model of adults, memory self-efficacy is positively associated with memory performance and carries a significant indirect path from learning goals and a marginal one (p = .07) from performance goals — related
- High-performance feedback increases self-efficacy more than low-performance feedback, with comparable effects across younger and older adults — related
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Dispositional learning goals positively predict memory self-efficacy in younger and older adults |
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Dispositional learning goals positively predict memory self-efficacy in younger and older adults |
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