Profiles of adolescents’ motivational beliefs in science learning and science achievement in 26 countries: Results from TIMSS 2011 data

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2017, Pages 83-96

  Liou, Pey Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intrinsic value; Science achievement; Self concept; TIMSS; Utility value

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000350017     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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