Predicting homework motivation and homework effort in six school subjects: The role of person and family characteristics, classroom factors, and school track

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-258

  Trautwein, Ulrich ^a   Lüdtke, Oliver ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Effort; Gender differences; Homework; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849090463     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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