Motivational and Informational Functions and Consequences of Children's Attention to Peers' Work.

Butler, Ruth

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Publication Date: 1995

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Motivational and Informational Functions and Consequences of Children's Attention to Peers' Work.

Butler, Ruth

Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n3 p347-60 Sep 1995

Two studies involving 331 children ages 9 to 11 years examined the proposal that the functions served by children's attention to peers' work differ in informational focus and in goal focus. Goal condition affected goal, but not informational, functions of looking at peers' work. Implications for social comparison theory are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Information Needs, Interpersonal Relationship, Mastery Learning, Objectives, Peer Influence, Student Motivation

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Language: English

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