Measuring teacher perceptions of the "how" and "why" of student motivation

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-179

  Hardré, Patricia L ^a   Davis, Kendrick A ^a   Sullivan, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessments; Motivation; Teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149128191     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610801956689     Document Type: Article

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