Goal_orientation - Wikiparency

# Goal orientation ## Links (Wikipedia order)  `Academic_achievement` · `Action_(philosophy)` · `Action_theory_(philosophy)` · `Adaptive_behavior` · `Adaptive_performance` · `Agency_(philosophy)` · `Agency_(psychology)` · `Agency_(sociology)` · `Air_traffic_controller` · `American_Psychological_Association` · `American_Psychologist` · `Annual_Review_of_Organizational_Psychology_and_Organizational_Behavior` · `Belief–desire–intention_model` · `Big_Five_personality_traits` · `Carol_Dweck` · `Conscientiousness` · `Contemporary_Educational_Psychology` · `David_McClelland` · [[Decision-making]] · `Flow_(psychology)` · `Free_will` · `GQM` · `Goal` · `Goal_pursuit` · `Goal_setting` · `Goal_theory` · `Implicit_theories_of_intelligence` · `Intention` · `Intentionality` · `Job_performance` · `Journal_of_Educational_Psychology` · `Journal_of_Personality_and_Social_Psychology` · `Knowledge_acquisition` · `Leadership` · `Locus_of_control` · `Maladaptation` · `Meta-analysis` · `Metacognition` · `Mindset` · `Motivation` · `Need_for_achievement` · `Neuroticism` · `Openness_to_experience` · `Performance_appraisal` · `Personality_psychology` · `Planning` · `Praise` · `Problem_solving` · `Recruitment` · `Reinforcement` · `Self` · `Self-agency` · `Self-concept` · `Self-control` · `Self-determination_theory` · `Self-efficacy` · `Self-enhancement` · `Sense_of_agency` · `Social_identity_theory` · `Social_psychology` · `Structure_and_agency` · `Training` · `Trait_theory` · [[Wayback_Machine]] > Summary stub · part of Systems Science · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_orientation) ## Summary Goal orientation, or achievement orientation, is an "individual disposition towards developing or validating one's ability in achievement settings". In general, an individual can be said to be mastery or performance oriented, based on whether one's goal is to develop one's ability or to demonstrate one's ability, respectively. A mastery orientation is also sometimes referred to as a learning orientation. ## Key points - Goal orientation, or achievement orientation, is an "individual disposition towards developing or validating one's ability in achievement settings" - In general, an individual can be said to be mastery or performance oriented, based on whether one's goal is to develop one's ability or to demonstrate one's ability, respectively - A mastery orientation is also sometimes referred to as a learning orientation. - Related to systems science as a key concept or application ## Relation to Systems Science Goal orientation is an important concept within the broader systems science framework. ## Sources - [Goal orientation — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_orientation) Back to Systems Science ---  ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.* **Universals (2):** 🟡 science (6) · 🟡 system (6) **Enter by sign:** Systems Semiotic Gateway · Alphabetum · Icon Registry · ← Systems Portal  ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_orientation) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Goal_orientation) ## Previous hub tags Tree parents: [[Complex_system]] · [[Cybernetics]] · [[Emergence]] · [[Feedback]] · [[Self-organization]] · [[Systems_science]] · [[Systems_theory]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*