2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Achievement Goals
As mentioned, goals of achievement cover the
aims (Ames, 1992). Ames (1992) argued
that a goal of achievement contains the aims
of achievement behaviour. Likewise, goal of
achievement concentrates on the kinds of goal aim
or reason (Ames, 1992; Maehr and Zusho, 2009;
Pintrich, 1999) dictating achievement-connected
behaviour. Achievement goal deciphers the idea
of pupils’ adaptive and maladaptive reactions to
performance defiance (Dweck, 1986; Nicholls,
1984). Adaptive reactions are emphasized to promote
the formation, preservation and performance of
privately challenging and personally appreciated
goals of performance. Maladaptive reactions
are truly associated with the default to generate
plausible, appreciated aims, keep potent fighting
towards those aims or attain appreciated goals that
are potentially within one’s scope (Dweck, 1986).
The main objective of achievement goal theory
has been categorized into two distinct attentions,
namely, mastery goal orientation and performance
goal orientation (Dweck, 1986; Nicholls, 1984).
Mastery goal orientation (adaptive) are reflected
by defiance-seeking and great, potent persistence
in the face of barriers. Students who indicate this
scheme usually savor undertaking effort in the
chase of problem mastery. Conversely, performance
goal orientation (maladaptive) are categorized by
defiance avoidance and minimal persistence in the
face of adversities. Pupils with performance goal
orientation are more likely to depict negative effect
(like discomfort) and negative self-cognitions when
facing hurdles.
(Elliot and McGregor, 2001) suggested the recent
model of achievement goal, which is the 3 × 2
achievement goal model. The suggested model
is evolved from the 2 × 2 mastery–performance
design, distributing from the mastery–performance
distinction. Under the 3 × 2 model, for example,
mastery-approach and -avoidance goals focus on
the accomplishment of task–based competence
or self-based competence and incompetence,
successively. By contrast, performance-approach and
-avoidance goals concentrate on the accomplishment
of other-based competence and incompetence,
respectively. The inquiry of interest is whether
task- and self-based abilities have same or distinct
goal dimensions. Therefore, a 3 × 2 goals of
achievement model (Elliot et al., 2011) is the latest
model employed in the present work.
(Elliot and McGregor, 2001) asserted that task-
and self-based goals have been regarded as falling
under a sole construct where both have an evaluative
criteria, such as mastery goal orientation. It is clearly
accurately interconnected between the task-based
goal of understanding new subject material and
the self-based goal of broadening one’s insight
base. Nevertheless, (Elliot and McGregor, 2001)
also depicted that task- and self-based competences
are not corresponding for all conditions; moreover,
dividing them into two entities is occasionally
important depending on particular surroundings.
Many real-world samples are connected to task- and
self-based competences. Pupils who work on a
crossword puzzle (i.e., task-based goal) may simply
be fighting to discover all of the words in the
puzzle while not caring about improving their logic
capabilities (i.e., self-based goal; Elliot et al., 2011).
Conversely, other-based goals are direct analogues
of performance goals. Competency in mastery
and performance is conceptualized as approach or
evasion. Mastery goals (i.e., mastery goal orientation
and performance goal orientation) are connected to
positive academic outcomes; meanwhile, avoidance
goals (i.e., mastery- and performance-avoidance
goals) often affect negative results (Liu et al., 2017).
2.2 Academic Year and Gender Factor
in Achievement Goals
Prior works have suggested that Indonesian
students hold social-oriented performance
and performance-approach orientation and
mastery-avoidance goals orientation (Liem and Nie,
2008). Moreover, they are prone to follow values
underlining conformity and togetherness. They also
perceive safety from attaining the academic goals
decided by parents or teachers. Interestingly, (Go,
2017) examined students’ personal achievement
goal orientation in relation to the National Exam
in Indonesia. The results indicated no significant
distinctions between the exam and non-exam
groups in the achievement goals involving personal
mastery and performance-approach goal orientations.
Qualitative analysis confirms that pre-service
teachers in Indonesia who enrolled at secondary
science and mathematics education have diverse
goals of achievement in diverse circumstances
based on vital factors, including ability, course
regulation, educators, subject and community (Aziz
et al., 2017). For instance, they are more inclined
to hold other-avoidance goal orientation in terms
of the subjects, have task-avoidance goal in terms
of completing high stakes coursework or taking
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