The Role of Choice in Reader Engagement

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 705-714

  Schraw, Gregory ^a   Flowerday, Terri ^a   Reisetter, Marcy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0032263622     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.90.4.705     Document Type: Article

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