The self-regulation of motivation: Motivational strategies as mediator between motivational beliefs and engagement for learning

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 124-134

  Smit, Karin ^a   de Brabander, Cornelis J ^a   Boekaerts, Monique ^a   Martens, Rob L ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Psychology and Educational Sciences Open University Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motivational beliefs; Motivational strategies; Structural equation modelling; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013276784     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2017.01.006     Document Type: Article

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