College goals: Do self-determined and carefully considered goals predict intrinsic motivation, academic performance, and adjustment during the first semester?

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-211

  Conti, Regina ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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EID: 0012159580     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009607907509     Document Type: Article

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