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Peer reviewedAmes, Carole; Ames, Russell – Elementary School Journal, 1984
Examines motivational processes within different goal/reward structures, i.e., competitive, cooperative, and individualistic. Reviews the results of several studies of teacher and student perceptions of personal ability and success and failure. Discusses educational implications of the authors' conclusion that alternative goal structures lead to…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Competition, Cooperation, Elementary School Students
