Author:
Ping Cheng
Affiliation:
Wuhan University of Technology, China
Keyword(s):
Postgraduates, Achievement Goal Orientation, Achievement Motivation, Self-efficacy, Quality of Dissertation, Psychodynamic.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Active Learning
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Computer-Supported Education
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Information Technologies Supporting Learning
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Learning Analytics
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Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
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Mentoring and Tutoring
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Metrics and Performance Measurement
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Pattern Recognition
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Theory and Methods
Abstract:
This paper employs multivariate statistical analysis methods to empirically analyze the relationship of dissertation quality with the factors of student’s achievement goal orientation, achievement motivation, and self-efficacy; and to examine the influences of the factors on the dissertation quality. Through the analysis of the investigation, the research draws following conclusions: First, there are differences of graduates’ achievement goal orientation, achievement motivation, and self-efficacy due to their gender and specialty. Second, the dissertation quality has close relations with student’s achievement goal orientation, achievement motivation, and self-efficacy. Third, social responsibility goal that belongs to the achievement goal orientation directly has a positive influence on the dissertation quality; and avoiding failure goal exerts a negative influence on the dissertation quality.