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Publication Date: 1983
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Motivation to Approach (TS) and Motivation to Avoid Failure (TF) at School.
Gjesme, Torgrim
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v27 n4 p145-64 1983
Interaction effects of 524 grade six pupils' achievement motives, ability level, future time orientation, sex, and perceived importance of school activity were considered in relation to approach/avoidance motivation. Achievement scores were positively related to approach motivation; successs-oriented, high-ability girls and moderate-ability boys had highest approach motivation. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Failure, Fear of Success, Females, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Learning Motivation, Males, Personality Traits, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Success, Time Perspective, Value Judgment
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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