Student motivation and internet technology: Are students empowered to learn science?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 459-479

  Mistler Jackson, Megan ^a   Songer, Nancy Butler ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0008637430     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(200005)37:5<459::AID-TEA5>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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