The relation among between Goal Achievement Orientation, Self-Regulation Learning and Academic Performance

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between self- efficacy, task value, goal orientation, meta cognition , self regulation, and learning strategies and to investigate the unique contribution of each on the variability with other and academic performance among the Azad university students in Isfahan city. Method: Multistage sampling was used in order to select the sample group. To this end ,200 students were selected in the educational year 1390-91.In order to assess all research variables, the motivational strategies for learning questionnaire and achievement goal orientation questionnaire was used in this study and the average of students scores in ago year was considered as their index of academic performance .Results: Path analysis demonstrated that self –efficacy was the strongest predictor of academic performance and positively predicted mastery goals .But negatively predicted avoidant goals. The study reveals positive direct effect of mastery goals on meta cognitive self regulation .In addition , positive direct effects of meta cognitive self regulation on deep learning strategies and on self regulatory strategies are found of other variables.However, some expected direct effects were not represented with significant parameters in the model. Performance- approach goals were not a significant predictor of other variable in the model .Also , there were no significant direct effects of mastery goals nor meta cognition self regulation and deep learning strategies on academic performance .