Achievement Goal Profiles and Academic Performance in Mathematics and Literacy: A Person-Centered Approach in Third Grade Students.

ABSTRACT: In spite of the ever-growing body of research in achievement goal profiles and their contribution to performance, the research on young children is quite limited. This study examined achievement goal profiles related to mathematics and literacy performance among third-grade students (N = 185, M = 8.73 years; 98 girls), using Latent Profile Analysis. Four distinct profiles emerged-Mastery-Oriented, Approach-Oriented, High Multiple-Goals, and Moderate Multiple-Goals-that were highly similar across math and literacy (contingency coefficient = 0.59). Schoolchildren endorsing the Approach-Oriented profile demonstrated higher achievement compared to those with High Multiple-Goals or Moderate Multiple-Goals profiles, which invo

SUBMITTER: Fieve J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12470418 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature