Document Type : Research Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causal relationship between the intelligence beliefs and academic performance with the mediating roles of achievement goals and learning strategies in male junior high school students in Ahvaz. The population of this study consisted of the students studying in the 1389-90 academic year. From this population, 592 students were selected as samples using the multi-phase random sampling method. The research instruments in this study were the Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale (ITIS), the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) and the Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Evaluation of the proposed model was done through path analysis using AMOS-16 software. The indirect relationships were tested by using the bootstrapping procedure in Preacher and Hayes’ Macro command. The proposed model was fit regarding the fitness indices. By drawing a path between “approach goal” and “mastery goal”, a good level of fitness with the data was obtained. Results showed that the intelligence beliefs are directly and indirectly (through achievement goals) associated with academic performance. Also, the achievement goals have directly and indirectly (through learning strategies) been associated with academic performance. Furthermore, the relationship between learning strategies and academic performance was also positive.

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