How does knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test relate to adolescents’ situational motivation in physical education? A self-determination theory approach

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 983-1001

  Haerens, Leen ^a   Krijgsman, Christa ^a,d   Mouratidis, Athanasios ^b   Borghouts, Lars ^c   Cardon, Greet ^a   Aelterman, Nathalie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b TED UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; autonomy; motivation; self determination theory; students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050569782     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X18783983     Document Type: Article

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