文档介绍：Measuring Achievement Goal Orientations of Freshman Engineering Students
Megan K. France F . Candidate, Center for Assessment and Research Studies, James Madison University, 821 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA, 22801, ******@.
2 Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, James Madison University, HHS Building, Room 3227, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, ******@.
3 . Candidate, Center for Assessment and Research Studies, James Madison University, 821 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA, 22801, ******@.
4 Associate Director, Center for Assessment and Research Studies, James Madison University, 821 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA, 22801, ******@.
F, Olga Pierrakos2, Javarro Russell3, and Robin D. Anderson4
Abstract – Student engagement and motivation are central areas of concern in education. In fact, motivation, specifically achievement goal orientation, has received a lot of attention in educational research but not in engineering education research. Not only are various achievement goals linked to better use of learning strategies, persistence, and help-seeking behaviors, but exploring the various achievement goal orientations of engineering students may be important for recruitment and retention. Herein, we investigated freshman engineering students’ achievement goal orientation, both generally and specific to engineering courses. We exami