Behavioral implications of adaption-innovation: III. Adaption-innovation, achievement motivation, and academic performance

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Skinner, Nicholas F ^a,b   Drake, Jillian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Adaption innovation; Cognitive style; Multiple choice testing; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037276824     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.1.101     Document Type: Article

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