Students' Reports of Motivation and Negative Affect: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.

Turner, Julianne C.; Thorpe, Pamela K.; Meyer, Debra K.

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ERIC Number: EJ587344

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Publication Date: 1998

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Students' Reports of Motivation and Negative Affect: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.

Turner, Julianne C.; Thorpe, Pamela K.; Meyer, Debra K.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v90 n4 p758-71 Dec 1998

Investigates the self-reported relationships among fifth- and sixth-grade students' achievement goals in mathematics, their negative affects about making mistakes, and their self-regulatory beliefs and behaviors. A theory of achievement goals and affect is proposed; practical and theoretical implications of the role of negative affect in achievement motivation is discussed. (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Affective Behavior, Educational Psychology, Goal Orientation, Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics, Motivation, Student Educational Objectives

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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