The relative effectiveness of incentive motivation and prescribed learning strategy in improving college students' course performance

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-210

  Tuckman, Bruce W ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030495030     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.1996.9943803     Document Type: Article

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