A psychometric investigation of the academic motivation scale using a United States sample

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-119

  Cokley, Kevin O ^a   Bernard, Naijean ^a   Cunningham, Dana ^a   Motoike, Janice ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035537540     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2001.12069027     Document Type: Article

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