Competence beliefs and perceived ability evaluations: How do they contribute to intrinsic motivation and achievement?

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 518-522

  Freiberger, Verena ^a   Steinmayr, Ricarda ^b   Spinath, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence beliefs; Elementary school; Intrinsic motivation; Math; Perceived ability evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861780694     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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