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ERIC Number: EJ319237
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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External Evaluation, Task Difficulty, and Continuing Motivation.
Hughes, Billie; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v78 n4 p210-15 Mar-Apr 1985
Two-hundred-fifty fifth graders participated in this study of the effects of evaluation condition and task difficulty on motivation to return to an initial task. The significant effect for difficulty level resulted from the interaction of difficulty level with evaluation condition. Implications for classroom practice are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Persistence, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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