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ERIC Number: EJ388068
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Self-Confidence and Motivation in Mathematics.
Kloosterman, Peter
Journal of Educational Psychology, v80 n3 p345-51 Sep 1988
The extent to which motivation/attribution variables explain self-confidence in learning mathematics (SCLM) and whether students make attributions for their successes/failures in mathematics were studied, using 489 seventh graders. Attributional style, effort as a mediator of ability, failure as an acceptable phase in learning mathematics, and SCLM are correlated. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 7, Mathematics Achievement, Self Esteem, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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