Comparing dichotomous and trichotomous approaches to achievement goal theory: An example using motivational regulations as outcome variables

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 683-702

  Barkoukis, Vassilis ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^b   Nikitaras, Nikitas ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EGO; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 35348904931     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709906X171901     Document Type: Article

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