Do creativity self-beliefs predict literacy achievement and motivation?

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-374

  Putwain, David W ^a   Kearsley, Rebecca ^a   Symes, Wendy ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Amotivation; Creativity; Creativity self beliefs; Extrinsic motivation; Fluid intelligence; Intrinsic motivation; Literacy attainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859858899     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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