Task- and self-related pathways to deep learning: The mediating role of achievement goals, classroom attentiveness, and group participation

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 639-662

  Lau, Shun ^a   Liem, Arief Darmanegara ^b   Nie, Youyan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57049096032     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709907X270261     Document Type: Article

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