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Direct linkGilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica; Purdie, Nola – Early Education and Development, 2003
Forty-three children participated in a longitudinal study of mastery motivation. Children's levels of mastery motivation (persistence) and cognitive functioning were measured at ages 2 and 8. In addition, academic achievement was measured at age 8. Task persistence was stable across time for girls only, but maternal reports of mastery motivation…
Descriptors: Young Children, Longitudinal Studies, Persistence, Motivation
