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Exploring the Effects of Intrinsic Motive, Utilitarian Motive, and Self-Efficacy on Students’ Science Learning in the Classroom Using the Expectancy-Value Theory
Students’ attitudes towards science is a long-standing topic in science education. Among various sub-constructs of attitudes towards science, students’ motives for learning science and their self-efficacy in science learning may be the most frequently studied. Drawing from the expectancy-value theor...
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