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ERIC Number: EJ319366
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Differential Effects of Norm-Referenced and Self-Referenced Feedback on Performance Expectancies, Attributions, and Motivation.
McColskey, Wendy; Leary, Mark R.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v10 n3 p275-84 Jul 1985
The hypothesis that the deleterious effects of failure might be attenuated when failure is expressed in self-referenced terms relative to the individual's known level of ability as assessed by other measures was investigated. In this study, 128 undergraduate subjects received feedback described as either norm-referenced or as self-referenced. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Feedback, Higher Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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