Academic self-concept and achievement motivation among adolescent students in different learning environments: Does competence-support matter?

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 70, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Kulakow, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Adolescence; Competence support; Self concept; Student centered learning; Teacher directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85082420087     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2020.101632     Document Type: Article

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