Mastery-approach goal instructions do not induce mastery-approach goals and show no effects on learning outcomes in secondary school game-based learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Mastery-approach goal instructions had no statistically significant main effects on mastery-approach goals, mental effort, posttest performance, or achievement emotions. → Hu 2024

Evidence¶

Hu 2024¶

Hu, Y., Wouters, P., van der Schaaf, M., & Kester, L. (2024). The effects of achievement goal instructions in game-based learning on students' achievement goals, performance, and achievement emotions. Learning and Instruction, 93, 101943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.101943

q3 · i? · causal · r2

In the randomized experiment (N = 450), robust regression found no significant main effects of mastery-approach goal instructions on mastery-approach goals after controlling for teacher and prior achievement goals; the article also reports no significant main effects on achievement emotions.

"There were no statistically significant main effects on mastery-approach goals after controlling for teacher and prior achievement goals. As a result, mastery-approach goal instructions were not included in the further analysis."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Achievement Goal Orientation — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Mastery-approach and performance-approach goal instructions do not interact on learning outcomes in game-based learning — related
• Achievement goal instructions show no main effects on achievement emotions in game-based learning — related
• Performance-approach goal instructions increase mental effort but decrease posttest performance in game-based learning — related
• Prior mastery-approach goals moderate the effect of performance-approach goal instructions on mental effort — related