Uncovering vocational students' multiple goal profiles in the learning of professional mathematics: Differences in learning strategies, motivational beliefs and cognitive abilities

Educational Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-425

  Berger, Jean Louis ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

achievement goals; cognitive abilities; learning strategies; motivational beliefs; multiple goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863319358     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2012.674663     Document Type: Article

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