Achievement Goals As A Measure Of Motivation

Achievement Goals As A Measure Of Motivation

The article "Achievement Goals as a Measure of Motivation in University Students" talked about the difference in performance goals and mastery goals in students currently enrolled in universities. The article described a performance goal is one that is associated to a specific outcome; For example, passing your first chemistry exam. Performance goals are more common with short term goals solely because the majority of the time they aren't something you can do continuously. On the other hand, a mastery goal is described as one that you set in order to show you your comprehension of a certain topic or task; for instance, instead of passing your chemistry exam, you want to fully understand chemistry and become a "master."

Throughout high school, I was the kind of student that always did the bare minimum but knew that I could do better. I never did my homework, and I the only test I have ever studied for was my SAT because I knew that was my only option to get into this university. After reading this article, I realized that all I was doing was setting an "academic alienation goal" which meant I was choosing to perform tasks that required the minimum amount of effort, which is turn was just setting my up to fail, and even though it wasn't really saying that I wanted to fail, that's what I was doing.

Once I was accepted to Texas A&M, I realized that this kind of mentality was no longer going to work for me. I knew that if I wanted to succeed in college, I was going to have to

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