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Self-Assessment: What is your goal orientation?
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The source of this scale is: Adapted from Don Vandewalle, "Development and Validation of a Work Domain Goal Orientation Instrument," Educational and Psychological Measurement 57, no. 6 (1997) pp. 995-105. Reproduced with permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via Copyright Clearance Center.

Instructions
Everyone sets goals for themselves, but people differ in the nature of those goals. This self-assessment estimates your goal orientation. To complete this instrument, read the 12 statements and indicate how accurately each statement describes you.

I am willing to select a challenging work assignment that I can learn a lot from.
I like to show that I can perform better than my co-workers.
I would avoid taking on a new task if there was a chance that I would appear rather incompetent to others.
I often look for opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge.
I try to figure out what it takes to prove my ability to others at work.
Avoiding a show of low ability is more important to me than learning a new skill.
I enjoy challenging and difficult tasks at work where I’ll learn new skills.
I enjoy it when others at work are aware of how well I am doing.
I'm concerned about taking on a task at work if my performance would reveal that I had low ability.
For me, further development of my work ability is important enough to take risks.
I prefer to work on projects where I can prove my ability to others.
I prefer to avoid situations at work where I might perform poorly.
 
  





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