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Learning Goals

Learning Goal is an academic construct representing a clearly articulated, measurable objective that specifies the intended cognitive, affective, or psychomotor outcome students are expected to achieve within a defined course or instructional context, distinguishing it from broader institutional aims by focusing on discipline-specific competencies and formative developmental milestones.

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2017–2026

637

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Learning Goal

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Publications

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Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain

Benjamin S. Bloom, Max D. Engelhart, Edward J. Furst et al. · 1956 · 9.4K citations

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Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation

Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 2000 · 7.1K citations

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Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation.

Carole Ames · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1992 · 6.2K citations

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Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain

Bruce Bloom, David R. Krathwohl · 1966 · 4.7K citations

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A 2 × 2 achievement goal framework.

Andrew J. Elliot, Holly A. McGregor · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 3.5K citations

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Authors

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  1. AJ
    Andrew J. Elliot

    University of Rochester, United States

    47 publications · 20.8K citations

    43

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  2. JM
    Judith M. Harackiewicz

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    29 publications · 10.5K citations

    27

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  3. DH
    Dale H. Schunk

    University of Houston, United States

    23 publications · 7.8K citations

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  4. CM
    Carol Midgley

    University of Michigan, United States

    19 publications · 8.3K citations

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  5. EM
    Eric M. Anderman

    The Ohio State University, United States

    20 publications · 5.1K citations

    18

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Institutions

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    48 h-index

    96 publications

    42K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    33 h-index

    42 publications

    21.7K citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    26 h-index

    38 publications

    16.5K citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    25 h-index

    50 publications

    6.7K citations

  5. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    24 h-index

    79 publications

    7.3K citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    23 h-index

    44 publications

    7.9K citations

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    22 h-index

    35 publications

    6.3K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    22 h-index

    40 publications

    6.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    123 publications · 45.1K citations

    81

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  2. Contemporary Educational Psychology

    CEP · 76 publications · 22.7K citations

    59

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  3. Learning and Individual Differences

    79 publications · 6.5K citations

    43

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  4. British Journal of Educational Psychology

    58 publications · 5.1K citations

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  5. Educational Psychology

    55 publications · 2.6K citations

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