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Exploring value as a source of motivation : the utility of attainment value in explaining undergraduates’ choice of major

Value, a component of expectancy-value theory, has been shown to be predictive of task interest and choice. Attainment value, a component of value, has been defined as the degree to which a task affords the opportunity to confirm or disconfirm salient aspects of one’s self-conception. This paper presents a review of expectancy-value theory generally, and attainment value specifically. Additionally, given that attainment value has received relatively little research attention, the rationale, method, and results of a quantitative study of attainment value is presented. / text

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6157
Date30 October 2012
CreatorsElias, Elric Matthew
Source SetsUniversity of Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typethesis
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