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ERIC Number: EJ551290
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Personal and Situational Factors Influencing Intrinsic Interest of Adolescent Girls in School Physical Education: A Structural Equation Modelling Analysis.
Cury, Francois; Biddle, Stuart; Famose, Jean-Pierre; Goudas, Marios; Sarrazin, Philippe; Durand, Marc
Educational Psychology, v16 n3 p305-15 Sep 1996
Presents the results of a study that assessed the influence of individual and contextual factors on adolescent girls' interest in school physical education. Suggests that classroom environment is more important than individual goals in influencing pupil interest. Results are discussed in the context of theoretical propositions of goal perspectives theory. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Context Effect, Educational Environment, Educational Psychology, Educational Theories, Females, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: France