A student's goal orientations are affected by:
a. teachers
b. classroom climate variables
c. the student's personal beliefs
d. all of the above
Ques. 2A key feature of Kitchener and King's model of reflective judgment is that
a. there is no rational way to justify beliefs
b. knowledge is accessible only to authorities
c. knowledge is absolute and accessible
d. beliefs about knowledge develop predictably
Ques. 3Which of the following pedagogical strategies is NOT likely to promote mastery
goals in the classroom?
a. reward spontaneous effort
b. reward feedback seeking behaviors
c. reward mistakes that are subsequently corrected
d. reward normatively high performance
Ques. 4College students who score high on the Hope Scale get
a. poorer grades than students low on the Hope Scale
b. better grades because of higher ability
c. better grades even when ability is controlled for
d. the same grades as students low on the Hope Scale
Ques. 5Recent research suggests that learning-oriented students
a. have higher self-efficacy
b. are more self-regulated
c. make more attributions to controllable causes
d. all of the above
Ques. 6According to Dweck, learned helplessness is a defense against
a. laziness
b. luck
c. perceived incompetence
d. academic success
Ques. 7Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a learning orientation?
a. quits when frustrated
b. changes strategies
c. enjoys challenge
d. asks for help
Ques. 8Compared to students with strong performance goals, students with strong mastery
goals are more likely to attribute ___?___
a. their success to teachers, but not their failure
b. their failure to teachers, but not their success
c. both success and failure to teachers
d. neither success nor failure to teachers
Ques. 9Which type of feedback has the most beneficial effect on self-efficacy?
a. summative
b. attributional
c. criterion
d. formative