Expectancy-value in mathematics, gender and socioeconomic background as predictors of achievement and aspirations: A multi-cohort study

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 161-168

  Guo, Jiesi ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^a,b,c   Parker, Philip D ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^a   Yeung, Alexander Seeshing ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Expectancy value; Gender; Mathematics achievement; Motivation; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922433101     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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