البناء العاملي لتوجهات الاهداف و علاقتها بالتحصيل الدراسي لدي طلبة المدارس و طلبة الجامعة: دراسة للدافعية في اطاري علم النفس الاجتماعي و الشخصية

The present study was designed to test hypotheses about motivation in the academic setting according to social psychology approach and personality approach. The study used an instrument that measures goal orientation: mastery, performance and failure avoidance (Elliot and Church, 1997). Two samples participated in the study: one from public schools and one from the university. The study revealed that mastery goals and performance goals are an appropriate conceptual framework in the Arab culture. Also, it was found that the two kinds of goals correlate with a larger magnitude than was found in the western studies. The study confirmed that goals don’t necessarily lead to achievement. Boys and girls showed differences as how the two kinds of goals are related.