The origins, evolution, and future directions of achievement goal theory

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Urdan, Tim ^a   Kaplan, Avi ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goal theory; Classroom research; Goals; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083006185     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101862     Document Type: Article

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