Creating a scale to measure motivation to achieve academically: Linking attitudes and behaviours using Rasch measurement

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-86

  Waugh, Russell F ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036519266     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709902158775     Document Type: Article

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