Goal orientation scale

Performance and learning goals - Vandewalle 1997

Learning goal:

1. I am willing to select a challenging assignment that I can learn a lot from
2. For me, development of my ability is important enough to take risks
3. I often look for opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge
4. I enjoy challenging and difficult tasks where I'll learn new skills
5. I prefer to work in situations that require a high level of ability and talent

Avoidance performance goal:

1. I would avoid taking on a new task if there was a chance that I would appear rather incompetent to others
2. Avoiding a show of low ability is more important to me than learning a new skill
3. I prefer to avoid situations where I might perform poorly
4. I'm concerned about taking on a task if my performance would reveal that I had low ability

Prove performance goal:

1. I'm concerned with showing that I can perform better than my peers
2. I prefer to work on projects where I can prove my ability to others
3. I try to figure out what it takes to prove my ability to others
4. I enjoy it when others are aware of how well I am doing