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| Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2003): |
Learning- and grade-orientation, sex, and prediction of self-reported academic performance.
Full Abstract
148 undergraduate students completed the LOGO-II scale, a measure of educational orientation, i.e., learning-oriented and grade-oriented attitudes and behaviors, and were asked to report their current and expected grades, as well as their self-assessed academic skill. Generally, learning orientation was positively correlated with academic performance, but grade orientation was negatively correlated with performance. Learning orientation and grade orientation predicted academic performance for men but not women. Implications of these findings, including the possibility of encouraging students to assume a more learning-oriented approach to their education, are discussed.
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Author information
Author/s: Page, Stewart (S); Alexitch, Louise R (LR);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 92 (issue 1) : pp 320-4
Dates: Created 2003/04/03; Completed 2003/04/25; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12674299, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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