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ERIC Number: EJ583099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1064
Key Factors Influencing Pupil Motivation in Design and Technology.
Atkinson, E. Stephanie
Journal of Technology Education, v10 n2 p4-26 Spr 1999
Assessments of 50 British high school students before and after design and technology (D&T) instruction indicated that only 20% were motivated by D&T project work for their General Certificate of Secondary Education. A positive relationship was found between ability to perform and motivation, but no relationship between creativity and motivation. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Design, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, High Schools, Student Motivation, Technology Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Certificate of Secondary Education; United Kingdom