Validation of a questionnaire to measure mastery motivation among Chinese preschool children

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 234-245

  Leung, Cynthia ^a   Lo, S K ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Chinese; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FACULTY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84865823870     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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