Presentation Title
Location
Fenn Tower Ballroom
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Start Date
4-11-2014 4:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2014 4:50 PM
Abstract
The study of achievement goals has an extensive history in the field of education. Research centers on the concept of learning or mastery goals versus performance goals (Elliot & Murayama, 2008). This research examines identity as it relates to mastery and performance for undergraduate college students. It examines three of the identity statuses conceptualized by Marcia (1966) – achievement, moratorium, and foreclosure, in relationship to achievement goal orientations (Marcia, 2009; Negru, Pop, & Opre, 2013). Potentially, this research will further inform the field of counseling psychology about factors related to the success and failure of students in colleges and universities.
Achievement Goals and Identity Status
Fenn Tower Ballroom
The study of achievement goals has an extensive history in the field of education. Research centers on the concept of learning or mastery goals versus performance goals (Elliot & Murayama, 2008). This research examines identity as it relates to mastery and performance for undergraduate college students. It examines three of the identity statuses conceptualized by Marcia (1966) – achievement, moratorium, and foreclosure, in relationship to achievement goal orientations (Marcia, 2009; Negru, Pop, & Opre, 2013). Potentially, this research will further inform the field of counseling psychology about factors related to the success and failure of students in colleges and universities.
