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RESEARCH ON RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ACHIEVEMENT GOALS, SELF- EFFICACY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SHANDONG PROVINCE
RESEARCH ON RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ACHIEVEMENT GOALS, SELF- EFFICACY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SHANDONG PROVINCE
Wen- hong Sun
Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand
Shandong Yingcai University, China
u4ru0h@gmail. com
Yi- Jian Huang*
Department of Education Management
CAIC, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
*Corresponding author. huangyijian@yahoo. com
Abstract
This study used questionnaire survey and 873 students from private colleges in Shandong Province of China as the research subjects to investigate the relationship between students' achievement goals, self- efficacy and academic performance. The study found that the achievement goals of students from private colleges in Shandong Province can positively affect self- efficacy and academic performance; self- efficacy has a positive predictive effect on students' academic performance; and self- efficacy plays the role as mediator in the influence of achievement goals on academic performance.
Keywords: Achievement Goals, Self- Efficacy, Academic Performance, Private College Students