• Srirama Vara Kumar
• Dr. M. Esther Suneela

This research paper studies the goal orientation of secondary school students in relation to their demographic variables. A sample of 355 secondary school students was selected by using the stratified random sampling technique. The goal Orientation scale was developed by Sreekala (2013) and it designates two types of goal orientation i.e. Mastery Goal Orientation (MGO) and Performance Goal Orientation (PGO). MGO consists of six components that focus on learning, mastery of the task, developing skills, improving competency and task accomplishment, and gaining insight. PGO consists of extrinsic goals, relative ability, and work avoidance. This scale is a five-point scale. Each statement is followed by five alternative responses. A score of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 is assigned to strongly agree (SA), agree (A), undecided (UD), disagree (DA), and strongly disagree (SDA), respectively. The sum of the scores of the relevant items is the total score on the scale separately for Mastery Goal Orientation (MGO) and Performance Goal Orientation (PGO). This scale is used for students in the age group of 06 to 18 years. The range of scores is from 42 to 210. The coefficient of reliability for mastery goal orientation was found to be 0.868 as well as for performance goal orientation found to be 0.832. The results found that secondary school students differ in their levels of goal orientation. Gender, locality, and type of management don't make a significant disparity in their mastery as well as performance goal orientation among secondary school students.

Goal, Goal orientation, and secondary school students

"A STUDY ON GOAL ORIENTATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.k697-k705, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306A91.pdf

"A STUDY ON GOAL ORIENTATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. ppk697-k705, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306A91.pdf