Reforming motivation: How the structure of instruction affects students' learning experiences

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-210

  Yair, Gad ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0034359265     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920050000944     Document Type: Article

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