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The goal orientations scale (GOS): Validation for portuguese students

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Current research on achievement goals acknowledges that students can manifest different goal patterns. This study aimed to adapt and validate a self-report scale to assess the goal orientations of Portuguese students. A total of 2675 (age range 9–24 years) Portuguese students completed the Goal Orientations Scale (GOS). Through a cross-validation procedure, confirmatory factor analysis and descriptive statistics supports the existence of four different goal orientations: task, self-enhancing, self-defeating and avoidance orientations. The reliability and the internal validity estimates confirm that the GOS is an adequate instrument in assessing student goal orientations.

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Motivation Achievement goals Portuguese students Psychometrics

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European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 1-12. Doi: 10.1080/17405629.2016.1216835

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Taylor & Francis

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