Achievement Outcome, Task Importance, and Effort as Determinants of Student Affect.

McMillan, J. H.; Spratt, K. F.

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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Achievement Outcome, Task Importance, and Effort as Determinants of Student Affect.

McMillan, J. H.; Spratt, K. F.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v53 pt1 p24-31 Feb 1983

Reports research into the affective responses of 75 University of Iowa undergraduate students to situations varying in achievement outcome, task importance, and effort. Analysis of variance indicates that the affective component score is dependent mainly on the student's perceptions of his/her academic success or failure. (EAO)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, Achievement, Achievement Need, Affective Measures, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory, Correlation, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Success

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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