Enhancing Interest and Performance With a Utility Value Intervention

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 880-895

  Hulleman, Chris S ^a   Godes, Olga ^b   Hendricks, Bryan L ^b   Harackiewicz, Judith M ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Expectancy value; Interest development; Motivation; Utility value

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649708357     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019506     Document Type: Article

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