A new self-report scale of intrinsic versus extrinsic orientation in the classroom: Motivational and informational components.

1981/05/01 by Susan Harter · 1,287 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · Psychology · #Attention Economy in Education and Business #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Educational Methods and Teacher Development #Future orientation #Goal orientation #Human Behavior and Motivation #Intrinsic motivation #Orientation (vector space) #Psychology #Scale (ratio) #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.17.3.300

published in Developmental Psychology 17(3), 300-312 (American Psychological Association)

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