An examination of the multidimensionality of situational interest in elementary school physical education

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-70

  Sun, Haichun ^a   Chen, Ang ^b   Ennis, Catherine ^b   Martin, Robert ^c   Shen, Bo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning environment; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 41749098282     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599461     Document Type: Article

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