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Corpus, Jennifer Henderlong; McClintic-Gilbert, Megan S.; Hayenga, Amynta O. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
The present study was designed to investigate the nature, timing, and correlates of motivational change among a large sample (N = 1051) of third- through eighth-grade students. Analyses of within-year changes in students' motivational orientations revealed that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations decreased from fall to spring, with declines…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Incentives, Student Motivation, Correlation
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Durik, Amanda M.; Lovejoy, Chelsea M.; Johnson, Sara J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
This correlational longitudinal study examined how college students' achievement goals for college in general predicted overall grade point average and diversity in course selection. During their first semester of college, students (N = 214) reported their performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-approach goals for college and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Course Selection (Students), Academic Achievement, Achievement Need