The interplay between motivation, self-efficacy, and approaches to studying

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-305

  Prat Sala, Mercè ^a   Redford, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; WRITING;

EID: 77952944104     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709909X480563     Document Type: Article

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