A Test of a Model of Achievement Behaviors.

Ethington, Corinna A.

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ERIC Number: EJ427888

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Test of a Model of Achievement Behaviors.

Ethington, Corinna A.

American Educational Research Journal, v28 n1 p155-72 Spr 1991

The work of J. Eccles and others (1983) in proposing an integrative theoretical model of achievement behaviors was extended using data from the Second International Mathematics Study. Strong support was found for the constructs identified by the model as determinants of the intention to take more mathematics courses. (SLD)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Models, Path Analysis, Predictor Variables, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United States

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