Positive biases in self-assessment of mathematics competence, achievement goals, and mathematics performance

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-250

  Dupeyrat, Caroline ^a   Escribe, Christian ^a   Huet, Nathalie ^a   Régner, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Bias; Competence; Mathematics; Perceptions; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455143611     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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