Enjoying mathematics or feeling competent in mathematics? Reciprocal effects on mathematics achievement and perceived math effort expenditure

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 152-174

  Pinxten, Maarten ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b   De Fraine, Bieke ^a   Van Den Noortgate, Wim ^a   Van Damme, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence beliefs; Math Achievement; Math Enjoyment; Math self concept; Perceived Effort Expenditure

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; COMPETENCE BELIEFS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATH ACHIEVEMENT; MATH ENJOYMENT; MATH SELF-CONCEPT; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PERCEIVED EFFORT EXPENDITURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

COMPETENCE BELIEFS; MATH ACHIEVEMENT; MATH ENJOYMENT; MATH SELF-CONCEPT; PERCEIVED EFFORT EXPENDITURE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BELGIUM; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84894274265     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12028     Document Type: Article

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