Naslov
Gender Differences in Goal Orientation Between High School students in Physical Education Classes

Autori
Alić, Jelena

Izvornik
Croatian Journal of Education-Hrvatski Casopis za Odgoj i obrazovanje (1848-5189) 19 (2017), Sp. Ed. 2; 171-188

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
adolescents ; ego orientation ; gender ; motivation ; task orientation ;

Sažetak
Within kinesiology activities, concerning Nicholls’s achievement theory, we distinguish “task” goal orientation/involvement and “ego” goal orientation/involvement, according to which students evaluated their own competence. The main aim and significance of this study was to determine if gender differences exist for high-school students in task and ego orientation. The sample included 211 high school students, males and females between 14 and 17 years of age (N=211, Nf =80, Nm=131). Individual differences in goal orientation of students have been assessed by the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire – TEOSQ (Duda et.al, 1995, adapted for a Croatian population sample by Barić in 2001). The basic descriptive indicators were calculated, and the t-test was applied to test gender differences in goal orientation. The results showed that there were gender differences in ego orientation. Although males were more ego oriented than girls (t=-3.9 ; p=0.00), the results showed that both male and female students were dominantly task oriented. In conclusion, high school students have a desirable goal orientation that directs them to learn new skills, to achieve personal improvement and to complete all the given tasks.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Kineziologija, Obrazovne znanosti (psihologija odgoja i obrazovanja, sociologija obrazovanja, politologija obrazovanja, ekonomika obrazovanja, antropologija obrazovanja, neuroznanost i rano učenje, pedagoške discipline)

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