The dynamics of motivation and effort for classroom assessments in middle school science and social studies

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-184

  Brookhart, Susan M ^a,b   Walsh, Janet M ^a   Zientarski, Wayne A ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33646703089     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324818ame1902_5     Document Type: Article

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