https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx en-us 2021-02-11 15:44:02 UTC 2025-11-03 07:38:52 UTC hello@padlet.com gabrieldoss1 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238745057 Researcher Stance: Moderate
The researchers did not really explain their personal relation to the project or the field of education in general, but they presented good rationales for exploring the issue, explaining the gap in the existing literature. They demonstrated 'goal theory' as a useful interpretive lens.

Thick Description: Strong
Descriptions provided in the 'Results' section clearly demonstrated the observations of the researchers. They included many quotes from the students interviewed/observed and descriptions of behaviors observed in and out of classroom settings. We get a good sense of the kind of data that was collected, and a good sense of student though processes.

Sample & Sampling: Moderate
The description of the sample used gave me a good sense of the size of the study and its demographics. However, the rationale for selecting this cross-section of Australian students was not provided.

Triangulation: Strong
Over 50 studies were cited, and their relations to the present study were clearly explained. Other studies have emphasized the importance of mastery, performance and avoidance goals, while some pointed to the possible importance of social goals. This study confirms that avoidance goals are maladaptive, while suggesting that social goals may determine mastery/performance goals.]]> 2021-02-24 22:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238745057 gabrieldoss1 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238774510 Checks for Accuracy: Weak
I did not notice any reference to any review or audit of this study.

Transforming Data into Themes: Moderate
I appreciated that this study discussed data analysis in a simple, comprehensible way. The authors do not explicitly explain how data points were turned into the 4 resulting 'goal orientations', but they provide a good gist.

Reflection: Strong
The researchers describe a compelling reflection process that involved reflection during, and after the study. The 'inductive' research strategy required the researchers to shape their research methods and questions in response to themes identified at every stage of data collection. The researchers were constantly reflecting on themes identified at every stage, and shaping their ongoing methods in response. The study concludes with compelling reflections on the overall significance of the study i.e. identifying social goals as powerful motivators.

Engagement: Strong
The researchers describe various methods of interview and observation that were used to collect data, and the sample size was large enough to suggest that the conclusions of the research are compelling. It seems like a great deal of data was collected.]]> 2021-02-24 22:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238774510 gabrieldoss1 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238803293 Thick Description: Strong
(see above)

Sampling: Moderate
(see above)

Engagement: Strong
(see above)]]> 2021-02-24 22:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238803293 gabrieldoss1 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238807797 2021-02-24 22:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1238807797 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239266428 The data included both interviews (conversational, semistructured and structured) and observations. The interviews were analyzed using inductive content analysis aka “Protocol analysis”. This involved inducing coherent operational categories from students’ coded responses and from researchers coded observations. This meant initially assessing the “plain meaning” of students statements and then examining contexts in which the statements were made. The contexts of the interviews included the location of the interview and the relationship to other statements made in the interviews. ]]> 2021-02-25 03:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239266428 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239266761 Was a specific coding strategy mentioned? The interviews and observations were taped and transcribed. For example cod CO:01:02:33 refers to conversation interview 1, page 2, line 33. The data collected was broken down into 4 types of goals: work avoidance (wanting to achieve academically with minimal effort), social affiliation (wanting to achieve to enhance a sense of belonging to a certain group), social responsibility (wanting to achieve out of a sense of responsibility for others) and social concern (wanting to achieve to help others) . ]]> 2021-02-25 03:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239266761 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239267323 There were no visual representations but they used lot of metaphors for different work avoidance situations. ]]> 2021-02-25 03:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239267323 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239268314 This study used triangulation to help narrow down information from the interviews and observations. They gave a detailed example of how this helped create more accurate data on page 37 under the subtitle “Analyses”. ]]> 2021-02-25 03:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239268314 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239269353 The biggest take away from this study is that they were able to identify specific components of the student’s social and work avoidance goals, which was not done prior to the research. It gives the next researchers a better starting point. They discovered a range of social purposes that coincide with a student’s work avoidance or achievement. The results are proven useful for looking at student’s motivations with regards to social affiliation, social responsibility, and social concern goals in academic situations. ]]> 2021-02-25 03:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1239269353 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241354342 2021-02-25 14:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241354342 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241361402 There were two types of data collection: interviews and observations. 
Interviews- conversational, semistructured, and structured interviews. 
Observations- structured classroom schedules and unstructured field notes. ]]> 2021-02-25 14:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241361402 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241363082 Data were collected from 86 middle school students in Sydney, Australia. They conducted 114 interviews and 24 structured observation periods, each observation period lasting 30-40 minutes. ]]> 2021-02-25 14:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241363082 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241365089 Interviews were analyzed using inductive content analysis. This means the protocol analyses involved inducing coherent operational categories from students' coded responses and from researchers' coded observations. The initial responses were triangulated against several data sources to assess its overall meaning. 
The study specifically references to the use of triangulation of multiple data sources and detailed description of coding strategies, suggests a strong level of trustworthiness. ]]> 2021-02-25 14:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241365089 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241381130 In this study, researchers based their work on the theory that "goals are defined as cognitive representations of the different purposes students may adopt for their learning in achievement situations." In other words, the study focuses on how students define the reasons for - and thus purpose in - completing their work. 
This can be approached using a "why" question, asked by students: "Why am I doing this [academic] task?"

I found this study to be accessible, trustworthy, and thorough, and appreciated the focus on student perspectives. ]]> 2021-02-25 14:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241381130 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241405222 This section gave a the study a focused direction and built my trust by defining terms to be used moving forward. Researchers in this study focused on two answers to the student question of purpose about a given assignment. According to the theory presented here, students approach this question from two vantage points, or goal orientations:

- Mastery goal orientation: Students with this goal orientation wish to improve their levels of competence and understanding through assigned work. Through my interpretation, this indicates an intrinsic motivation that is satisfied when the student approves of their own work. 

- Performance goal orientation: This goal orientation relies on external standards to validate their success such as grades, evaluations of relative ability, self-worth (as defined by external feedback, by perceived experts?), and gaining favorable judgement from others. Essentially, this group relies on external approval to understand that they have achieved their goals. ]]> 2021-02-25 15:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241405222 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241437369 These two independent, but related, orientations have come in and out of favor and back in again recently within the research community. Performance avoidance orientation (associated with "work avoidance goals") includes motivation to avoid engaging in academic tasks in order to minimize the effort required to complete a given task. According to the theory here, these orientations act separately from mastery and performance goal orientations, but inform them and can affect student work. This section is thorough and sets up a strong framework for understanding the study and terminology used. ]]> 2021-02-25 15:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241437369 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241462740 Social goals involve social reasons for wanting to achieve or not achieve academically. The writers of this study acknowledge that these influences have not been extensively researched. According to the literature, several orientations, including social solidarity goals, social approval, social compliance, and social concern goals, may play significant roles in student academic performance when paired with mastery or performance orientations. However, there have not been enough studies  to make a strong and specific case for these theories. This section, similar to those that follow, increased my trust in the study by acknowledging gaps in the research. ]]> 2021-02-25 15:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241462740 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241487101 The writers of this study address the issue with data that has arisen from potentially inaccurate representations of students' motivational orientations due to a theoretical approach rather than one that includes the "actual words of students to develop descriptions of [their] social and work avoidance goals, including their behavioral, affective, and cognitive components." This section built my trust in the study, as researchers were honest about what they knew they did not know. ]]> 2021-02-25 15:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241487101 cscott204 https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241502349 This study is founded upon the theory that students may approach their academic work from a variety of academic and social motivational orientations, and that information from the students themselves is needed to substantiate the claims that have been made by researchers in the past and build a strong foundation for future study. I found this conceptual framework to be in-depth, accessibly written, and focused. ]]> 2021-02-25 15:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1241502349 yovanakarakitukova https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1242586212 The research questions themselves aren't very explicit, but the inferred questions ask what goals students hold towards their academic achievement and what are the motivations for those goals. ]]> 2021-02-25 18:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1242586212 yovanakarakitukova https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1242684830 This study is a combination of methods. It is a mixed method study involving interviews and observation. The interviews were broken into 3 types: conversational,
 where the researchers asked open ended questions; semistructured interviews; and structured interviews, where students selected a pre-written statement that applies to their situation. ]]> 2021-02-25 18:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1242684830 yovanakarakitukova https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1243433931 I think the design matches the the research question fairly well. The researchers' question asks what are the students' motivation towards academic achievement and this was asked with the open ended questions and structured interview. ]]> 2021-02-25 21:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1243433931 yovanakarakitukova https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1243633468 Phenomenology seems to be the more dominant method of data. The study included a lot more interviews than observations.]]> 2021-02-25 23:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1243633468 jeffreybeaudry https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248164200 Good work on this section, this is an in-depth summary. I can see that the authors did a very good job getting you to define the key concepts of goal theory and gain you trust as a reader. In your small group discussions were you able to focus on what is most important to write about? The goal of the critique is to write a paper of 750 - 850 words. You have detailed all of the points, for the paper use your writing summary strategies to represent the essence of the critique.]]> 2021-02-27 14:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248164200 jeffreybeaudry https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248172511 Good summary about this study, it is a phenomenology, with a little extra. ]]> 2021-02-27 14:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248172511 jeffreybeaudry https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248174605 You have a very detailed description of the data collection, for the critique the goal is to summarize by using examples of evidence from the article.]]> 2021-02-27 14:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248174605 jeffreybeaudry https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248176864 Very good summary of the procedures for data analysis. For the paper, you may want to mention the observations in the data collection section, and focus on the interview analysis in this section. What were some of the findings of the study?]]> 2021-02-27 14:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248176864 jeffreybeaudry https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248179889 You used the new rubric very well, and provides specific evidence for each of the three criteria and their indicators. For the written paper how could you condense and summarize this section?]]> 2021-02-27 14:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1248179889 helennenada https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1456958149 2021-04-25 20:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1456958149 helennenada https://padlet.com/jeffreybeaudry/1dl6yifd1surfuxx/wish/1456976782 As mentioned, the interviews were divided into three categories: conversational, semistructured and structured.  While the majority of the 86 students sampled (i.e. 64) were recorded into conversational interviews, a smaller subset participated in the semistructured and subset of those students were involved in structured interviews such that ‘there was a core group of 8 students who participated in all three types of interviews.’ (p. 37).  I do not believe the authors did a satisfactory job delineating why some students were included in all three types of interviews other than to note that some students had ‘particularly detailed or insightful’ responses.  It would be helpful to understand their operational term of ‘detailed and/or insightful.’

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