Testing a motivational model of achievement: How students' mathematical beliefs and interests are related to their achievement

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Jones, Brett D ^a   Wilkins, Jesse L M ^a   Long, Margaret H ^b   Wang, Feihong ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hidden Valley High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal orientation; Intelligence beliefs; Interest; Motivation; Self theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857922681     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-011-0062-9     Document Type: Article

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