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Guay, Frederic; Chanal, Julien; Ratelle, Catherine F.; Marsh, Herbert W.; Larose, Simon; Boivin, Michel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: There are two approaches to the differential examination of school motivation. The first is to examine motivation towards specific school subjects (between school subject differentiation). The second is to examine school motivation as a multidimensional concept that varies in terms of not only intensity but also quality (within school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Learning Motivation
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Aunola, Kaisa; Leskinen, Esko; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: It has been suggested that children's learning motivation and interest in a particular subject play an important role in their school performance, particularly in mathematics. However, few cross-lagged longitudinal studies have been carried out to investigate the prospective relationships between academic achievement and task…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Learning Motivation, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 1