Achievement Goal Questionnaire



If you strongly agree with the statement, circle 5.

If you strongly disagree with the statement, circle 1.

If you think the statement is more or less true, pick a number between 1 and 5.


  1                           2                        3                        4                         5

Strongly Disagree                                                                                      Strongly Agree 



1. My aim is to completely master the material presented in this class.
1 2 3 4 5
2. I am striving to do well compared to other students. 1 2 3 4 5
3. My goal is to learn as much as possible. 1 2 3 4 5
4. My aim is to perform well relative to other students. 1 2 3 4 5
5. My aim is to avoid learning less than I possibly could. 1 2 3 4 5
6. My goal is to avoid performing poorly compared to others. 1 2 3 4 5
7. I am striving to understand the content of this course as thoroughly as possible. 1 2 3 4 5
8. My goal is to perform better than the other students. 1 2 3 4 5
9. My goal is to avoid learning less than it is possible to learn. 1 2 3 4 5
10. I am striving to avoid performing worse than others. 1 2 3 4 5
11.  I am striving to avoid an incomplete understanding of the course material. 1 2 3 4 5
12. My aim is to avoid doing worse than other students. 1 2 3 4 5