The role of task-avoidant and task-focused behaviors in the development of reading and mathematical skills during the first school year: A cross-lagged longitudinal study

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 478-491

  Onatsu Arvilommi, Tiina ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 0034257631     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.3.478     Document Type: Article

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