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Math talent development of elementary school students: The relationship of gender, math motivation, and goal orientation to math achievement

Colorado, Ann Haimburger
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Research has established that motivation is an important factor of student achievement. Many researchers in the field of gifted education consider motivation to be a crucial component of giftedness, yet the literature base for motivation and math talent development within gifted populations is scarce. This descriptive study used a within-group design to measure the math motivation, math achievement, and goal orientation of high-ability 5 th grade math students to elucidate the relationships among motivation, achievement, goal orientation, and gender. Findings indicated that math achievement, math motivation, and goal orientation were similar for both genders; students had high math achievement yet low math motivation; and a high number of students had a performance goal orientation. Ideas for future math motivation research for the gifted are shared.;Keywords: gifted math students, math achievement, math motivation, goal orientation.
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Cross, Tracy
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https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.25774/w4-3fc8-j380
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https://scholarworks.wm.edu/handle/internal/5145
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