On the Assessment of Intrinsic,Extrinsic,and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale
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On the Assessment of Intrinsic,Extrinsic,and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale
A new measure of motivation toward education has been developed in French, namely the "Echelle de Motivation en Education" (EME). The EME is based on the tenets of self-determination theory and is composed of seven subscales assessing three types of intrinsic motivation (intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish
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