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Making the Grade : A Self-Worth Perspective on Motivation and School Reform
Making the Grade A SelfWorth Perspective on Motivation and School Reform
Author: Martin V. Covington
Achievement behavior in schools can be understood best in terms of students' attempts to maintain a positive self-image. For many students, expending effort is frightening because a combination of effort and failure implies low ability. They have a variety of techniques for avoiding failure, ranging from cheating to setting goals that are so e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521348034
ISBN-10: 052134803X
Publication Date: 4/24/1992
Pages: 361
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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