PERFORMANCE GOAL ORIENTATION
1. I prefer to do things that I can do well rather than things that I do poorly
2. I’m happiest at work when I perform tasks on which I know that I won’t make any errors
3. The things I enjoy the most are the things I do the best
4. The opinions others have about how well I can do certain things are important to me
5. I feel smart when I do something without making any mistakes
6. I like to be fairly confident that I can successfully perform a task before I attempt it
7. I like to work on tasks that I have done well on in the past
8. I feel smart when I can do something better than most other people
LEARNING GOAL ORIENTATION
1. The opportunity to do challenging work is important to me
2. When I fail to complete a difficult task‚ I plan to try harder the next time I work on it
3. I prefer to work on tasks that force me to learn new things
4. The opportunity to learn new things is important to me
5. I do my best when I’m working on a fairly difficult task
6. I try hard to improve on my past performance
7. The opportunity to extend the range of my abilities is important to me
8. When I have difficulty solving a problem‚ I enjoy trying different approaches to see which one will work
1= Strongly Disagree to 7= Strongly Agree
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