Achievement goals and perceived ability predict investment in learning a sport task

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-309

  Cury, Francois ^a   Biddle, Stuart ^a   Sarrazin, Philippe ^a   Famose, Jean Pierre ^a  

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EID: 0346673217     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1997.tb01245.x     Document Type: Article

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