To help with the prediction of school achievement through a mathematical model incorporating goal orientation, course perception, and academic self-regulation, a sample of 380 9th graders in Tabriz was selected using the cluster sampling method. Instruments used to measure these constructs were translated ones. Data analyses showed that goal orientation and course perception have a direct impac...

High assurance systems must guarantee safety, security, fault tolerance and survivability objectives; it is therefore essential that such objectives be made explicit, refined, specified precisely and completely in application-specific terms, interrelated and analyzed thoroughly. The paper argues that goals are an essential abstraction for eliciting, elaborating, modeling, specifying, analyzing,...

This study describes the relationship between motivation factors and academic performance among distance education students enrolled in a postgraduate nursing course. Students (n=96) participated in a survey that assesses student's motivational orientations from a cognitive perspective using a selfadministered questionnaire based on Pintrich’s Motivation Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (M...

occupational health and safety systems have a unique role in sustainable development of hazardous industries. the aim of this research is investigating and assessing of h3se performance excellence systems. to achieve mentioned goal by qualitative approach and multi grounded theory tools h3se excellence model was described. mentioned tools contain two qualitative research methods (meta synthesis...

Academic Optimism, Occupational Goal Orientation, and Job Satisfaction among Teachers R. Badri Gargari, Ph.D. M. Beyraami, Ph.D. S. Gholaami Job satisfaction is a function of many socio-cognitive factors among which are those measured in this study. A sample of 274 teachers randomly selected from among all elementary school teachers in Tabriz was given three questionnaires ...

D you agree with the following statements? • Competition and pressure bring out the best performance from employees. • You have a certain amount of intelligence, and you really can’t do much to change it. • Leaders are born, not developed. • The top performers are those employees who are hungry to prove their ability to others. The purpose of the current report is to present the concept of goal...

This study was done to verify a prediction in achievement goal-orientation theory in a Korean physical education setting. It was hypothesized that the interactions of situationally induced motivational climates (Task and Ego) and perceived competence would differentially influence anxiety and performance in tennis classes. 60 undergraduate men were assigned to a Task-involving and an Ego-involv...