Cross-lagged relations between math-related interest, performance goals and skills in groups of children with different general abilities

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-113

  Jõgi, Anna Liisa ^a   Kikas, Eve ^a   Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^b   Mägi, Katrin ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

General ability; Interest; Math skills; Performance goals; Primary grades

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927654496     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.03.018     Document Type: Article

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