Quantitative and Qualitative Relations Between Motivation and Critical-Analytic Thinking

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 519-541

  Miele, David B ^a   Wigfield, Allan ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Convergent thinking; Critical analytic thinking; Divergent thinking; Expectancy value theory; Goal orientation; Regulatory focus; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911447709     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-014-9282-2     Document Type: Review

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