Mahtab Pouratashi; asghar zamani
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess thinking styles and goal orientation of students and their relationship with academic performance. This article is descriptive-correlational research and data gathered using questionnaire. Statistical population of the study comprised students studying at Agricultural ...
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The aim of this study was to assess thinking styles and goal orientation of students and their relationship with academic performance. This article is descriptive-correlational research and data gathered using questionnaire. Statistical population of the study comprised students studying at Agricultural Colleges of Universities of Tehran, Yasoohj, Ilam, Shahid Bahonar Kerman, and Razi Kermanshah, which a sample of 247 students was randomly selected. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, conducting SPSS. Thinking styles grouped in five dimensions including function, form, level, scope, and leaning and goal orientation in two dimensions. The findings revealed that there were differences between male and female students on some aspects of thinking styles and goal orientations. The findings revealed that among thinking styles, global and executive and among goal orientation, performance-oriented had the most positive effects on academic performance.
