What do students think about when evaluating their classroom's mastery goal structure? An examination of young adolescents' explanations

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-124

  Patrick, Helen ^a   Ryan, Allison ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goal theory; Classroom perceptions; Mastery goal structure; Motivation; Teacher mastery goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649557009     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JEXE.77.2.99-124     Document Type: Article

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