Which academic motivations predict scheduling styles: Academic goal pursuit situations in Japanese high school students

Abstract

Scheduling styles include the clock-time style, which is based on time, and the event-time style, which is based on progress. Prior research suggested that the role of scheduling style in academic goal pursuit would be important. This study used two surveys to examine the motivations that predict scheduling styles in pursuing academic goals. For Part 1, a cross-sectional survey explored academic goal-pursuit among high school students. Part 2 involved a short-term longitudinal survey to examine the predictive relationships among scheduling style, academic motivation, and basic psychological need satisfaction in the academic domain. We found that the identified regulation predicted event-time style, that event-time style predicted the autonomy need satisfaction. Finally, we deliberated on the potential significance of event-time orientation in academic goal pursuit.