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ERIC Number: EJ304961
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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All's Well that Ends.
Weiner, Bernard; Brown, Jonathon
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n1 p169-71 Feb 1984
In response to Covington and Omelich (TM 509 075) four main empirical points of agreement regarding achievement strivings are summarized. Four issues concerning the interrelationship of effort and ability attributions and self-worth that need theoretical and empirical resolution are discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Research Needs, Research Problems, Schemata (Cognition), Self Esteem
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effort; Task Importance
Note: This article was written while the first author was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation.