Student Self-Expectancies and Task Value

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Strengths

Grounded in well-established expectancy-value motivation theory. Helps explain why students choose or avoid challenging tasks.

Cautions

Often adapted differently across studies and contexts.

Student Self-Expectancies and Task Value scale were created by Eccles and colleagues (2005) and later applied in higher education settings by Davis and colleagues (2019).

Content

Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English

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