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Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research (2014)
Journal Article
da Costa, L., & Remedios, R. (2014). Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 8(2), 162-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689813495977

Achievement goal theory is one of the most popular theories of achievement motivation. Techniques researchers have used to assess goals include standardized questionnaires and interviews. One curious finding is that participants whose self-report que... Read More about Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research.

Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning (2013)
Journal Article
Wall, K., Higgins, S., Remedios, R., Rafferty, V., & Tiplady, L. (2013). Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 7(1), 22-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689812450211

A key challenge of visual methodology is how to combine large-scale qualitative data sets with epistemologically acceptable and rigorous analysis techniques. The authors argue that a pragmatic approach drawing on ideas from mixed methods is helpful t... Read More about Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning.

Talking methods in achievement goal research (2012)
Journal Article
da Costa, L., & Remedios, R. (2012). Talking methods in achievement goal research. Education Section review - British Psychological Society, 36(2), 9-16

In recent years, there has been a sense of methodological unrest in the field of achievement goal research, a prominent theory of achievement motivation. In particular, the predominant use of questionnaires in measuring students’ achievement goals ha... Read More about Talking methods in achievement goal research.

Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance? (2008)
Journal Article
Remedios, R., Kiseleva, Z., & Elliott, J. (2008). Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?. Educational Psychology, 28(6), 677-691. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802200257

Research in the UK has shown that students start their university career with the goal of mastering their subject, but this focus shifts as they progress through their degree program. Studies have suggested that unlike students in the UK, Russian stu... Read More about Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?.