Longitudinal analysis of the link between learning motivation and competence beliefs among elementary school children

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 87-102

  Spinath, Birgit ^a   Spinath, Frank M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence beliefs; Elementary school; Learning motivation; Longitudinal analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444448114     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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