Performance-approach goal effects on achievement under low versus high challenge conditions

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-68

  Senko, Corwin ^a   Durik, Amanda M ^b   Patel, Lily ^b   Lovejoy, Chelsea M ^b   Valentiner, David ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Challenge; Goals; Interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868659375     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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