Gross Domestic Product, Science Interest, and Science Achievement: A Person × Nation Interaction

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2047-2057

  Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a   Cheung, Amanda K ^a   Briley, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

cross national; moderation; open data; open materials; PISA; science achievement; science interest

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84910641734     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614548726     Document Type: Article

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