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ERIC Number: EJ211846
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Aug
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An Examination of Children's Attributions and Achievement-Related Evaluations in Competitive, Cooperative, and Individualistic Reward Structures.
Ames, Carole; Felker, Donald W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v71 n4 p413-20 Aug 1979
An achievement situation describing two children successfully and unsuccessfully performing task in competitive, cooperative, and individualistic reward structures was presented to 400 children across five grade levels. Results showed that different evaluative beliefs about the concepts of ability and reward allocation were associated with each reward contingency. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Competition, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Failure, Rewards, Social Influences, Student Projects, Success, Task Performance, Technical Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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