An achievement goal perspective on student help seeking and teacher help giving in the classroom: Theory, research, and educational implications

Help Seeking in Academic Settings: Goals, Groups, and Contexts

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 15-44

  Butler, Ruth ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84920416896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203726563     Document Type: Chapter

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