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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Perceptions about the Construction of Academic and Professional Competencies in Psychologists
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Arias, Jesus de la Fuente; Justicia, Fernando Justicia; Casanova, Pedro Felix; Trianes, Maria Victoria – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2005
Introduction: Evaluating competencies required for professional practice is a matter of particular current interest. Its importance lies in improvements that can be made in both preparatory and ongoing training and development processes. This paper summarizes results obtained from a recent investigation regarding this issue. Method: A total of 76…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Psychologists, Minimum Competency Testing, Theory Practice Relationship
Recent Perspectives in the Study of Motivation: Goal Orientation Theory
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Arias, Jesus de la Fuente – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2004
Studies on academic motivation from the perspective of goal orientation have been plentiful in recent years. Nonetheless, the conceptual and empirical approach is not uniform, evolving from normative conceptions toward other multidimensional ones. This paper analyzes the classic and reformulated versions of this theory, looking at assumptions,…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Educational Practices, Learning Motivation