Definition and measurement of affective variables: theoretical and methodological considerations.
Research in the affective domain is handicapped by the absence of a theory to guide empirical work. Without a theoretical framework to guide the selection of variables, to design appropriate measures, and to interpret results, research consists of a set of discrete studies that have no collective impact.
Lamon
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Marquette University, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. sue@mscs.mu.edu
D000124:Achievement; D000339:Affect; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D018187:Personal Construct Theory