Causal ordering of academic self-concept and achievement: Effects of type of achievement measure

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 689-709

  Pinxten, Maarten ^a   de Fraine, Bieke ^a   van Damme, Jan ^a   D'Haenens, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 77958561175     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709910X493071     Document Type: Article

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