Tahir FSotardi VMitrovic, AntonijaRoll IMcNamara DSosnovsky SLuckin RDimitrova V2021-07-022021-07-022021Tahir F, Mitrovic A, Sotardi V (2021). Investigating effects of selecting challenging goals. Virtual conference: 22nd Int. Conf. AIED. 14/06/2021-18/06/2021. 2. 349-354.978-3-030-78270-20302-97431611-3349https://hdl.handle.net/10092/102150Goal setting is a vital component of self-regulated learning. Numerous studies show that selecting challenging goals has strong positive effects on performance. We investigate the effect of support for goal setting in SQL-Tutor. The experimental group had support for selecting challenging goals, while the control group students could select goals freely. The experimental group achieved the same learning outcomes as the control group, but by attempting and solving significantly fewer, but more complex problems. Causal modelling revealed that the experimental group students who selected more challenging goals were superior in problem solving. We also found a significant improvement in self-reported goal setting skills of the experimental group.enAll rights reserved unless otherwise statedself-regulated learninggoal settingintelligent tutoring systemConference Contributions - Published2021-06-14Fields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390409 - Learning sciencesFields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390405 - Educational technology and computinghttp://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78270-2_62