Academic motivation predicts educational attainment: Does gender make a difference?

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-131

  Vecchione, Michele ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^a   Marsicano, Gilda ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic motivation; External regulation; Gender; Intrinsic motivation; School success; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899957661     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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