Use the following information for items 150-155.

Five students are working on a group presentation for their geography class. They are to present geographical factors that influence the politics and economies of countries in the Middle East. The following illustrates their thinking as they prepare to get together to work on the project.

“My dad reads all the time,” Nile thinks. “He’s really up on current events. I get him to help us, and our presentation will be the best in the class.”

“This should be interesting,” Misty thinks. “I don’t know much about the Middle East, and there’s so much going on over there now. And, Mr. Carver expects us to do a good job. We need to make a presentation he’ll like.”

“I hate this,” Sylvia grimaces to herself. Misty and Nile are so smart. What can I do? They’ll think I’m the dumbest one in the group.”

“Great,” Malisa thinks. “I love group work. We get to talk a lot, and we should be able to get this done pretty easily. And, Misty and Nile are smart, so they’ll probably be able to do most of the work.”

“I don’t know anything about the Middle East,” Antonio thinks. “I’ll get on the Internet and find some stuff. I don’t want the others to think that I’m not doing my part.

  150.Of the following, the student whose thinking best illustrates a mastery goal is:

a.Nile.

b.Misty.

c.Sylvia.

d.Antonio.

  151.Of the following, the student whose thinking best illustrates a social responsibility goal is:

a.Nile.

b.Sylvia.

c.Malisa.

d.Antonio.

  152.Of the following, the student whose thinking best illustrates a performance-approach goal is:

a.Nile.

b.Misty.

c.Sylvia.

d.Antonio.

  153.Of the following, the student whose thinking best illustrates a performance-avoidance goal is:

a.Nile.

b.Misty.

c.Sylvia.

d.Malisa.

  154.If they are consistent with patterns identified by research, which student is likely to be the highest achiever?

a.Nile

b.Misty

c.Malisa

d.Antonio

  155.If their thinking is consistent with patterns identified by research, which student is most likely to have an  entity view of ability?

a.Nile

b.Misty

c.Malisa

d.Antonio

  156.If the students’ thinking is consistent with patterns identified by research, which of the following is likely to have the strongest performance orientation in his or her goals?

a.Julie, a first grader

b.Don, a fourth grader

c.Evelyn, a seventh grader

d.Michael, a ninth grader

  157.Morton is determined to improve his work and is setting a goal to help him improve in pre-algebra. Which of the following is the most effective goal for him?

a.To solve and explain all the homework problems before the next test

b.To get an A on the next test

c.To get a higher score on the test than Rosario, the buddy he studies with who sits behind him

d.To pay attention all the time in class

  158.Which of the following best illustrates the characteristics of effective goals?

a.I am going to study harder in all of my classes.

b.I am going to get a B or better on my next test.

c.From now on I am going to study for understanding instead of memorizing definitions.

d.I am going to paraphrase the definition of each of the boldfaced terms in the next chapter.

  159.Which of the following is the best example of a performance goal?

a.To try to solve each of the sample problems in the book before reading the solution the authors offer

b.To score in the top 10% of the class on the next quiz

c.To write the definition of each boldfaced term in the text

d.To do all the homework assignments for the next week