Predicting achievement goals in two different academic contexts: A longitudinal study

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-148

  Bråten, Ivar ^a   Strømsø, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Epistemological beliefs; Implicit theories of intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644819258     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830600575932     Document Type: Article

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