Introduction.

Academic goals are defined as a set of affections, feelings, beliefs and judgements that drive the student's intentions to academic activities, related to two types of motivation; intrinsic and extrinsic (theory of self-determination). There is literature that shows the difference between the goals and motivations in relation to the sex of the students.

Subjects and methods.

Correlational descriptive study that I consider 74 first year students of the Kinesiology cohort 2019. The Questionnaire to Measure Achievement Goal Tendencies was used to determine academic goals.

Results.

Concerning the learning goals dimension, they were highly valued in both sexes; however, men showed significantly more appreciation for overcoming obstacles than women. In Social Reinforcement Goals, women showed more value being praised by their parents or teachers, while men tend to avoid being teased by their colleagues. Concerning to the achievement-oriented goals, women are oriented not to suspend final exams, while men are oriented to obtain a good social position.

Conclusions.

It is evident that the students present similar goals in the three factors studied. However, at the level of the indicators, women are more competitive in obtaining better grades in order to obtain the approval of their parents and teachers. Meanwhile, men focus their goals on learning in order to demonstrate that they are better than their peers.

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