The development of self-perceptions of ability and achievement goals and their relations in physical education

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-241

  Xiang, Ping ^a   Lee, Amelia ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Competence; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; BASKETBALL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EGO; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUNNING; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

EID: 0032152054     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1998.10607690     Document Type: Article

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