The conflict between on-task and off-task actions in the classroom and its consequences for motivation and achievement

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-85

  Kilian, Britta ^a   Hofer, Manfred ^a   Fries, Stefan ^b   Kuhnle, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Learning motivation; Motivational interference; Off task behavior; School leisure conflict; Value orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954348565     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-009-0007-8     Document Type: Article

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