Michael Middleton

Performance-approach goals: Good for what, for whom, under what circumstances, and at what cost?

Carol Midgley, Avi Kaplan, Michael Middleton · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2001 · 1.2K citations

Project Management, Educational Psychology, Education +21

Avoiding the demonstration of lack of ability: An underexplored aspect of goal theory.

Michael Middleton, Carol Midgley · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1997 · 1.1K citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Educational Psychology, Education +18

The Development and Validation of Scales Assessing Students' Achievement Goal Orientations

Carol Midgley, Avi Kaplan, Michael Middleton et al. · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 1998 · 804 citations

Achievement Goal, Student Motivation, Learning Sciences +10

The Strength of the Relation Between Performance-Approach and Performance-Avoidance Goal Orientations: Theoretical, Methodological, and Instructional Implications

Lisa Linnenbrink‐Garcia, Michael Middleton, Keith D. Ciani et al. · Educational Psychologist · 2012 · 211 citations

Educational Psychology, Education, Goal Setting +17

The Change in Middle School Students’ Achievement Goals in Mathematics Over Time

Michael Middleton, Avi Kaplan, Carol Midgley · Social Psychology of Education · 2004 · 149 citations · Full text

Achievement Goal, Mathematics Education, Student Motivation +7