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ERIC Number: EJ198832
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Dec
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Role Problems and the Relationship of Achievement Motivation to Scholastic Performance.
Ruhland, David; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v70 n6 p950-59 Dec 1978
Measures of achievement motivation, scholastic performance, role conflict, and popularity were obtained for second and fifth graders. A positive relationship between achievement motivation and scholastic performance was found for upper graders with low role conflict and upper graders high in sociometric status. Findings for second graders were weak and inconsistent. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Motivation, Peer Acceptance, Peer Influence, Performance Factors, Role Conflict, Social Isolation, Student Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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