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ERIC Number: EJ306048
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Systems of Student and Teacher Motivation: Toward a Qualitative Definition.
Ames, Carole; Ames, Russell
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n4 p535-56 Aug 1984
Three systems of motivation (ability-evaluative, task mastery, and moral responsibility) and their implicit value orientations shared by students and teachers are defined. This qualitative perspective relates to distinct cognition networks, involving goals and values, attributions, and strategy beliefs. Student motivation and teacher motivation are characterized. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation, Learning Theories, Motivation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Motivation, Teacher Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Teacher Expectations