Goal orientation scale
The Vandewalle scale
Performance and learning goals - Vandewalle 1997
Learning goal:
I am willing to select a challenging assignment that I can learn a lot from For me, development of my ability is important enough to take risks I often look for opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge I enjoy challenging and difficult tasks where I'll learn new skills I prefer to work in situations that require a high level of ability and talentAvoidance performance goal:
I would avoid taking on a new task if there was a chance that I would appear rather incompetent to others Avoiding a show of low ability is more important to me than learning a new skill I prefer to avoid situations where I might perform poorly I'm concerned about taking on a task if my performance would reveal that I had low abilityProve performance goal:
I'm concerned with showing that I can perform better than my peers I prefer to work on projects where I can prove my ability to others I try to figure out what it takes to prove my ability to others I enjoy it when others are aware of how well I am doing
SPSS Syntax
compute goallearning=mean(goal1 to goal5). compute goalavoid=mean(goal6 to goal9). compute goalprove=mean(goal10 to goal13). exec.
The BUTTON, MATHIEU, AND ZAJAC scale
BUTTON, MATHIEU, AND ZAJAC - Goal Orientation in Organizational Research: A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation, 1996, OBHDP -
Performance goal orientation
I prefer to do things that I can do well rather than things that I do poorly. (P1) I’m happiest at work when I perform tasks on which I know that I won’t make any errors. (P2) The things I enjoy the most are the things I do the best. (P3) The opinions others have about how well I can do certain things are important to me. (P4) I feel smart when I do something without making any mistakes. (P5) I like to be fairly confident that I can successfully perform a task before I attempt it. (P6) I like to work on tasks that I have done well on in the past. (P7) I feel smart when I can do something better than most other people. (P8)Even if I know that I did a good job on something, I’m satisfied only if others recognize my accomplishments. (P9) a - Its important to impress others by doing a good job. (P10) a(2 items dropped)Learning goal orientation
The opportunity to do challenging work is important to me. (L1) When I fail to complete a difficult task, I plan to try harder the next time I work on it. (L2) I prefer to work on tasks that force me to learn new things. (L3) The opportunity to learn new things is important to me. (L4) I do my best when I’m working on a fairly difficult task. (L5) I try hard to improve on my past performance. (L6) The opportunity to extend the range of my abilities is important to me. (L7) When I have difficulty solving a problem, I enjoy trying different approaches to see which one will work. (L8)On most jobs, people can pretty much accomplish whatever they set out to accomplish. (L9) a - Your performance on most tasks or jobs increases with the amount of effort you put into them. (L10) a(2 items dropped)
And they also had state goals, but it only has the following sample items:
Performance goal orientation
I wonder how my scores will compare to others I hope I don’t make any mistakes (I am eager to prove to others how good I am)Learning goal orientation
I hope there are some tough parts I really get to work at I'm eager to get started trying to figure this out (I want to really understand things)