Age and school-type differences in children's beliefs about school performance

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-541

  Malmberg, Lars Erik ^a   Wanner, Brigitte ^b   Little, Todd D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability beliefs; Agency; Difficulty; Effort; School performance; School type

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 55849104331     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408095558     Document Type: Article

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