| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365760 | Learning and Instruction | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The present study examined the motivational correlates and achievement consequences of students’ help-seeking tendencies during sixth grade (N = 217). Students’ grades were collected from school records at the beginning and end of the school year. Midway through the year students reported on their academic self-efficacy and social demonstration goals; teachers reported on students’ help-seeking tendencies. First quarter grades and academic self-efficacy were positively related to adaptive help seeking and negatively related to avoidant help seeking. In addition, a social demonstration-approach goal was negatively related to adaptive help seeking. Help-seeking tendencies predicted 3rd quarter grades, controlling for 1st quarter grades.
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Authors
Allison M. Ryan, Huiyoung Shin,