Dealing with errors in mathematics classrooms: Structure and relevance of perceived error climate

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 196-210

  Steuer, Gabriele ^a   Rosentritt Brunn, Gisela ^a   Dresel, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Effort; Perceived classroom goal structure; Perceived error climate in the classroom; Reactions to errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877135065     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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