Self-efficacy, interest, and task performance within-task changes, mutual relationships, and predictive effects

Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 241-250

  Niemivirta, Markku ^a   Tapola, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Change; Complex problem solving; Interest; Performance; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949101874     PISSN: 10100652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652.21.3.241     Document Type: Article

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