Martin V. Covington - Researcher Profile

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Goal Theory, Motivation, and School Achievement: An Integrative Review

Martin V. Covington

The purpose of this review is to document the directions and recent progress in our understanding of the motivational dynamics of school achievement. Based on the accumulating r...

2000 Annual Review of Psychology 1289 citations

Making the Grade

Martin V. Covington

Achievement behaviour in schools can best be understood in terms of attempts by students to maintain a positive self-image. For many students, trying hard is frightening because...

1992 Cambridge University Press eBooks 728 citations