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Publication Date: 1991
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Maladaptive Achievement Patterns in Students: The Role of Teachers' Controlling Strategies.
Boggiano, Ann K.; Katz, Phyllis
Journal of Social Issues, v47 n4 p35-51 1991
Summarizes research concerning the long-range effects of teachers' controlling strategies and children's motivational orientations on achievement-related behaviors. Evidence suggests that children with an extrinsic motivation toward schoolwork suffer from important deficits that are influenced by teaching strategy. Research findings are discussed with reference to helplessness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Helplessness, Incentives, Individual Power, Parent Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Psychological Patterns, Student Motivation, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
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Language: English
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