The effects of instructors' autonomy support and students' autonomous motivation on learning organic chemistry: A self-determination theory perspective

Science Education

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 740-756

  Black, Aaron E ^a   Deci, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0034345802     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-237X(200011)84:6<740::AID-SCE4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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