Predicting success in college: A longitudinal study of achievement goals and ability measures as predictors of interest and performance from freshman year through graduation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 562-575

  Harackiewicz, Judith M ^a   Barron, Kenneth E ^b   Tauer, John M ^c   Elliot, Andrew J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0036741839     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.94.3.562     Document Type: Article

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