Culture, goal orientation and achievement of vocational college students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study explored the relationship between cultural values, goal orientation, and mathematics achievement in mainland China.

Methods

Structural equation modelling was used to analyze data collected from 1,004 first-year students of four majors in higher vocational colleges. This study adopted a four-dimensional goal orientation, including achievement (i.e., students' mastery, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance) and society (i.e., family instrumental support goal orientation, and family emotional support goal orientation) to describe Chinese students' motivation.

Results

The results indicated that mathematics achievement was positively related to mastery goal orientations and negatively related to the performance-avoidance goal orientation.

SUBMITTER: Lin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12412221 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature