Goal Orientation Questionnaire



If you think the statement is very true of you, circle 5.

If a statement is not at all true of you, circle 1.

If the statement is more or less true of you, pick a number between 1 and 5 that best describes you.



  1                           2                        3                        4                         5

not at all true of me                                                                                     very true of me



1. I feel satisfied when I learn as much as possible in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
2. In this course, I feel annoyed when I am required to make an effort. 1 2 3 4 5
3. In this course, my goal is to get a high evaluation. 1 2 3 4 5
4. I prefer to learn by interacting with my peers in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
5. I feel guilty if I do not learn everything perfectly in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
6. In this course, it is important that people do not see me fail. 1 2 3 4 5
7. I feel happiest when I learn new things in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
8. In this course, my goal is to get by with the least amount of work. 1 2 3 4 5
9. In this course, I feel happiest when people see me succeed. 1 2 3 4 5
10. I learn better in this course when I can collaborate with others. 1 2 3 4 5
11. In this course I worry about not learning as much as I am capable of. 1 2 3 4 5
12. I feel unhappy when people see me fail in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
13. In this course, my goal is to learn as much as possible. 1 2 3 4 5
14. I avoid doing more work than is necessary in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
15. In this course, it is important for me to do better than others. 1 2 3 4 5
16. I prefer working with others in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
17. I feel unhappy when I fail to develop my abilities in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
18. I am afraid of getting a low evaluation in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
19. In this course, learning new things is important to me. 1 2 3 4 5
20. I feel unhappy when a task takes too much time in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
21. I feel satisfied when I do better than others in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
22. In this course, I enjoy helping others. 1 2 3 4 5
23. I am afraid that I will not learn everything in this course. 1 2 3 4 5
24. In this course, my goal is to avoid a low evaluation. 1 2 3 4 5
25. I feel happiest when I can do a task with little effort in this course. 1 2 3 4 5