Individual differences in achievement goals: A longitudinal study of cognitive, emotional, and achievement outcomes

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 584-608

  Daniels, Lia M ^a   Haynes, Tara L ^a   Stupnisky, Robert H ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^a   Newall, Nancy E ^a   Pekrun, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement goals; Cluster analysis; Cognitive appraisals; Discrete emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749091634     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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