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ERIC Number: EJ444602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Students' Motivational Goals and Beliefs about Effort and Ability as They Relate to College Academic Success.
Livengood, Janice M.
Research in Higher Education, v33 n2 p247-61 Apr 1992
A study of 125 first-year students at Peabody College (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee) investigated psychological processes underlying college success. Results indicated students' rules of reasoning about effort and ability, motivational goals, and confidence in their intelligence were strongly related to types of participation in college and levels of satisfaction. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Beliefs, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Participant Satisfaction, Self Concept, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Vanderbilt University TN