Task Motivation and Mathematics Achievement in Actual Task Situations.

Seegers, Gerard; Boekaerts, Monique

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ERIC Number: EJ473800

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Publication Date: 1993

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Task Motivation and Mathematics Achievement in Actual Task Situations.

Seegers, Gerard; Boekaerts, Monique

Learning and Instruction, v3 n2 p133-50 1993

This study assessed how specific cognitions and feelings, measured in actual learning, influence learning intention and achievement in mathematics for 80 male and 80 female Dutch eighth graders. Results support a hierarchical model of adaptable learning. Traitlike variables influence task appraisals, which determine willingness to invest effort and affective response. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Learning, Mathematics Achievement, Models, Sex Differences, Student Motivation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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