Cross-lagged relations between task motivation and performance in arithmetic and literacy in kindergarten

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-344

  Viljaranta, Jaana ^a   Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^a   Poikkeus, Anna Maija ^a   Aunola, Kaisa ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Kindergarten; Literacy; Motivation; Motivation change

Indexed keywords

EID: 62049084308     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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