Elementary teachers' use and perception of rewards in the classroom

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 843-849

  Hoffmann, Kristin F ^a   Huff, Jessica D ^a   Patterson, Ashley S ^a   Nietfeld, John L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Autonomy; Control; Goal orientation; Intrinsic motivation; Rewards; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649356936     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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