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ERIC Number: EJ571172
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Motivation and Cheating during Early Adolescence.
Anderman, Eric M.; Griesinger, Tripp; Westerfield, Gloria
Journal of Educational Psychology, v90 n1 p84-93 Mar 1998
The relations of motivational variables to self-reported cheating behavior and beliefs in science were studied with 285 middle school students. Students who reported cheating in science perceived that their classrooms were extrinsically focused. The use of deep cognitive strategies was related negatively to cheating. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cheating, Early Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Education, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Report Measures
Note: Research supported by a grant from the Institute on Education Reform at the University of Kentucky. Journal availability: American Psychological Assn., Subscription Sec., 750 1st St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.