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ERIC Number: EJ551287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Achievement Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of British and Chinese Students.
Salili, Farideh
Educational Psychology, v16 n3 p271-79 Sep 1996
Investigates age, sex, and cultural differences in achievement motivation. Subjects were 764 male and female British high school and Chinese students aged 13-55. Results revealed that Chinese students tested highest for achievement motivation. Discusses the entire range of results in terms of sociocultural and situational factors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Grade Prediction, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Great Britain