The overall research question was “What is the relationship between self-efficacy, goal orientation, and learning behaviour, and in which direction do these concepts change over time?” Combining the relationship between the concepts and the changes over time presents the following picture: the significant relationship between all goal orientations and the deep learning behaviour corresponded with a decrease in both mastery goals and performance- approach goals whereas the surface approach of learning significantly increased. Thus, one can conclude that, although the research period is short, these concepts changed during the course of carrying out a substantial task.