5 Mechanisms by Which Goal Setting Affect Performance: A Theory of Gamification Principles Through Goal-Setting Theory
The goal-setting theory posits that goals affect performance through four mechanisms: choice or direction, effort, persistence, and knowledge or task strategy. Furthermore, self-efficacy has a prominent role in the goal-setting theory and there is recent evidence that it can also act as a mediator of goals. In this subsection, we will explore how these mediators …