Teachers’ Beliefs About the Usefulness and Feasibility of the TARGETS Dimensions (Poster 12)

• In Event: Saturday Poster Session 3:05 pm
  In Poster Session: Explorations in Student Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Educational Outcomes

Abstract

TARGETS (Task, Authority, Recognition, Grouping, Evaluation, Time, and Social) is a set of instructional practices recommended for creating a motivating classroom climate based on achievement goal theory. However, our knowledge about teachers’ views related to these practices is limited. The present survey study explores teachers’ beliefs about the usefulness and feasibility of TARGETS practices as well as the relationships between their beliefs and some contextual factors. In general, teachers perceived TARGETS practices as useful and feasible; however significant differences were found in the means of TARGETS scales both for usefulness and for feasibility. In addition, each pair of corresponding usefulness and feasibility scales differed. Results showed that some beliefs are related to teachers’ subjects and the age of students.

Authors

• Jozsef Balazs Fejes, University of Szeged

• Timea Mezei, University of Szeged

• Tibor Vigh, University of Szeged