The effects of feedback on students' achievement goals: Interaction between reference of comparison and regulatory focus

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 21-

  Shin, Jongho ^a   Lee, You kyung ^b   Seo, Eunjin ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Comparison reference; Feedback; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002213613     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.11.008     Document Type: Article

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