goal orientation

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meaningsofgoalandorientation

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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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orientation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɔː.ri.enˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɔːr.i.enˈteɪ.ʃən/
the particular things that a person prefers, believes, thinks, or ...
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(Definition ofgoalandorientationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Studies have also usedgoalorientationto predict sales performance, goal setting, learning and adaptive behaviors in training, and leadership.
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Another factor to consider when examining the relationship betweengoalorientationand goal setting is the level of complexity inherent in the situation or task.
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This also relates back to metacognitive skills that have been demonstrated to be linked to learninggoalorientation.
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The low dynamic levels, the absence of vibrato and the lack ofgoalorientationare aspects of 'mourning', a description he thought appropriate for his work.
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Boys on the other hand hold a higher self-now and other-nowgoalorientationthan girls.
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Team composition with respect to members cognitive ability is positively associated with team adaptive performance, with a moderation effect of team goals (seegoalorientation).
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Goalorientationinfluences how individuals evaluate the costs and benefits of feedback-seeking opportunities.
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This view ofgoalorientationtreats the construct as a stable, individual difference characteristic.
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Stategoalorientationrefers to the goal one has in a particular situation.
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The results revealed that thegoalorientationof the athletes were significantly associated with alcohol use but not alcohol-related problems.
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Boys and girls are said to strive for different kinds of goals in schools, therefore demonstrating different types of motivation andgoalorientation.
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Due to the many theoretical and practical applications ofgoalorientation, it is important to understand the construct and how it relates to other variables.
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Relationships ofgoalorientation, metacognitive activity, and practice strategies with learning outcomes and transfer.
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Previous research has examinedgoalorientationas a motivation variable useful for recruitment, climate and culture, performance appraisal, and selection.
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Throughout thegoalorientationliterature, there are inconsistencies with regard to the conceptualization of the stability of the construct.
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Traitgoalorientationrefers to the consistent pattern of responses in achievement situations based on the individual's standing ongoalorientationdimensions.
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Persons with learninggoalorientationseek feedback on past performance to evaluate current performance.
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Therefore, it seems intuitive thatgoalorientationwould be associated with various academic outcomes.
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