The influence of goal orientation on student satisfaction, academic engagement and achievement

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 679-704

  Roebken, Heinke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic engagement; Achievement; Goal orientation; Multiple goal theory; Satisfac tion; Student attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751502206     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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