Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement in Mathematics in Elementary School: A Longitudinal Investigation of Their Association

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 165-175

  Garon Carrier, Gabrielle ^a   Boivin, Michel ^a,b   Guay, Frédéric ^a   Kovas, Yulia ^b,c   Dionne, Ginette ^a   Lemelin, Jean Pascal ^d   Séguin, Jean R ^e,f   Vitaro, Frank ^e   Tremblay, Richard E ^b,e,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUEBEC; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; QUEBEC; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84956587539     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12458     Document Type: Article

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