The relation between achievement goal and expectancy-value theories in predicting achievement-related outcomes: A test of four theoretical conceptions

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-78

  Plante, Isabelle ^a,c   O'Keefe, Paul A ^b   Théorêt, Manon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic aspirations; Achievement goals; Career intentions; Course performance; Expectancy value; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874340647     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-012-9282-9     Document Type: Article

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