How motivation affects academic performance: A structural equation modelling analysis

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-69

  Kusurkar, R A ^a,b,c   Ten Cate, Th J ^a   Vos, C M P ^c   Westers, P ^a   Croiset, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Autonomous motivation; Controlled motivation; Self determination theory; Study effort; Study strategy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874019226     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9354-3     Document Type: Article

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