Personal bests (PBs): A proposed multidimensional model and empirical analysis

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 803-825

  Martin, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845526478     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X55389     Document Type: Article

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