Intrinsic academic motivation scores are lower in 7th- and 8th-grade junior high students than in 4th-grade elementary students¶
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q3 i? One-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of grade on intrinsic academic motivation score, with 7th- and 8th-grade scores significantly lower than 4th-grade scores. → Mizuno K 2011
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Mizuno K 2011¶
Mizuno K, Tanaka M, Fukuda S, Imai-Matsumura K, Watanabe Y. (2011). Relationship between cognitive function and prevalence of decrease in intrinsic academic motivation in adolescents. Behavioral and Brain Functions 7:4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-7-4
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Cross-sectional questionnaire study of 267 Japanese students in grades 4-9. The ANOVA across six grade groups showed a main effect of grade ("F = 3.70, p = .003"), and post-hoc tests showed 7th- and 8th-grade scores significantly lower than 4th-grade scores.
"One-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of grade on intrinsic academic motivation score ( F = 3.70, p = .003)."
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Intrinsic academic motivation scores are lower in 7th- and 8th-grade junior high students than in 4th-grade elementary students |
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Intrinsic academic motivation scores are lower in 7th- and 8th-grade junior high students than in 4th-grade elementary students |
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