The effects of competition on achievement motivation in Chinese classrooms

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-296

  Lam, Shui Fong ^a   Yim, Pui Shan ^a   Law, Josephine S F ^a   Cheung, Rebecca W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

CHILD; CHINA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

EID: 2942590722     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709904773839888     Document Type: Article

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