Contributions

  • Allan Wigfield (Editor) - Contributor
  • Jacquelynne S. Eccles (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2002-03-15 - Academic Press

Language

English

Word Count

91,500 words, Guess

Page Count

366 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001092780
  • Goodreads168896
  • LibraryThing5615755

Classifications

  • LCCLB1065.D355 2002

Description

This book discusses research and theory on how motivation changes as children progress through school, gender differences in motivation, and motivational differences as an aspect of ethnicity. Motivation is discussed within the context of school achievement as well as athletic and musical performance.

First Sentence

Current views of cognitive development stress that the construction of knowledge varies as a function of an individual's developmental level and experiences (Meece, 1997, Siegler, 1991).

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Development of Achievement Motivation (Educational Psychology)Academic Press2002-03-15

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