Beyond Benchmarks and Scores: Reasserting the Role of Motivation and Interest in Children's Academic Achievement an ACEI Position Paper

Childhood Education

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-407

  Jalongo, Mary Renck ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 56149085088     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2007.10522958     Document Type: Article

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