The relationship between classroom motivation and academic achievement in elementary-school-aged children

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-120

  Broussard, Sheri Coates ^a   Garrison, M E Betsy ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Classroom motivation; Cognitive development; Elementary school aged children

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249803893     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X04269573     Document Type: Article

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