Goal orientation scale [Gilad Feldman Research WIKI]

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====== Goal orientation scale ======


===== The Vandewalle  scale =====

Performance and learning goals - [[http://epm.sagepub.com/content/57/6/995.full.pdf+html|Vandewalle 1997]]
<blockquote>
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 talent

Avoidance 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 ability

Prove 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
</blockquote>

==== SPSS Syntax ====

<code>
compute goallearning=mean(goal1 to goal5).
compute goalavoid=mean(goal6 to goal9).
compute goalprove=mean(goal10 to goal13).
exec.

</code>

===== The BUTTON, MATHIEU, AND ZAJAC scale =====

BUTTON, MATHIEU, AND ZAJAC - [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597896900631|Goal Orientation in Organizational Research:
A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation]], 1996, OBHDP - 
<blockquote>
__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)
  - <del>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</del> (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)
  - <del>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</del> (2 items dropped)
</blockquote>

And they also had state goals, but it only has the following sample items:
<blockquote>
__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)

</blockquote>