Ability Self-Concepts and Subjective Value in Literacy: Joint Trajectories From Grades 1 Through 12

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 804-816

  Archambault, Isabelle ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^b   Vida, Mina N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability self concepts; Literacy; Motivation; Task value; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649693354     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021075     Document Type: Article

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