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ERIC Number: EJ460249
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Relationship between Affect and Achievement in Science.
Rennie, Leoni J.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n2 p193-209 Feb 1991
Reports a study examining the relationship between affect and achievement for grade eight students in Australia (n=390). It was found that affect is related more strongly to previous than subsequent achievement and that much of the common variance can be attributed to students' perceptions of their competence in science. (PR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Research Reports, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Science Education Research