For the love of learning science: Connecting learning orientation and career productivity in physics and chemistry

An individual’s motivational orientation serves as a drive to action and can influence their career success. This study examines how goal orientation toward the pursuit of a graduate degree in physics and chemistry influences later success outcomes of practicing physicists and chemists. Two main cat...

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Main Authors: Robert H. Tai, John Almarode, Geoff Potvin, Zahra Hazari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2010-05-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.010107