Homework completion at the secondary school level: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-182

  Xu, Jianzhong ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

homework completion; homework management; task interest; task utility; volitional control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953688254     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671003636752     Document Type: Article

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