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ERIC Number: EJ613988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0790
Academic Intrinsic Motivation: Developmental Differences and Relations to Perceived Scholastic Competence, Locus of Control and Achievement.
Makri-Botsari, E.
Evaluation and Research in Education, v13 n3 p157-71 1999
Studied academic motivational orientation in 410 Greek elementary and junior high school students. Findings show student preference for challenge and intrinsic interest in the subject material, a positive relationship between academic intrinsic motivation and self-perception of scholastic competence, and additive effects of academic motivation and locus of control on students' perception of their scholastic competence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control, Self Concept, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Greece