Measuring Student Motivation in Health Professions' Colleges

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-203

  Perrot, L J ^a   Deloney, Linda A ^a   Hastings, Jan K ^a   Savell, Shelia ^a   Savidge, Mildred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alienation; Instrument; Mastery goal orientation; Medical student; Motivation; Nursing student; Performance goal orientation; Pharmacy student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347083266     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012606722230     Document Type: Article

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