The role of perceptions of class in academic performance by mediating different types of goal orientation and motivational beliefs In the students of Farhangian University of Mashhad

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• mohammad mohammaipour ¹
• saraei aliasghar ²
• mahmoud jajarmi ³

¹ Department of Psychology, Ghuchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghuchan, Iran.

² Ph.D student in Educational Psychology, Bojnourd unit, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

³ Department of Psychology, Bojnourd Unit, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.

10.30495/jedu.2021.16049.3506

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of class perceptions in students' academic achievement with the mediating role of motivational beliefs and goal setting. Methodology: The present study was of descriptive type and its design was correlation of path analysis. For this purpose, 403 students of Farhangian University of Mashhad were selected by stratified random sampling method to collect information from three questionnaires of Gentry and Others classroom perceptions (2002), McGregor and Elliot oal orientation (2001) and motivational strategies of learning Pintrich and others ( 1991) was used. The relationship between the variables was tested by modeling structural equations. Results: The results showed that classroom perceptions were positive predictors of students' goal orientation, motivational beliefs and academic performance. Also, goal orientation and motivational beliefs were positive predictors of academic performance. Conclusion: Finally, the results of the study confirmed the significant role of mediator of goal orientation and motivational beliefs in the relationship between class perceptions and academic performance.

Keywords

• Goal orientation
• motivational beliefs
• perceptions of class
• cademic performance and student

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