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Gender differences and level of aspiration as factors in tennis skill performance of college students

Creator:

Keowmookdar, Nattaya

Abstract:

Level of aspiration plays a part in achievement motivation which supports teaching/learning in motor performances. In the past, females reported poorer ability in performances, set lower levels of aspiration, and had lesser achievement motives than males (Crandall, 1969; Stein & Bailey, 1973; Sumner & Johnson, 1949). Some researchers found there...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
An examination of the relationship among TARGET structures, team motivational climate, and achievement goal orientation

Creator:

Becker, Susan L.

Abstract:

Current research on sport motivation has focused primarily on goal perspective approaches in an attempt to understand behavior in achievement situations (Ames, 1984; Nicholls, 1984). According to Nicholls' (1984) theory, the achievement goal orientation an individual develops may be influenced by both individual differences and situational factors. Relative to situational...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Aspiration

Creator:

Abbott, Michelle N.

Abstract:

This thesis consists of a collection of personal essays with interconnecting themes. The title, Aspiration, suggests a desire for high achievement and also reflects the metaphor of breathing, which serves to tie the collection together. Breathing is a physiological function that is subject to both voluntary and involuntary control, and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis