Motivating secondary school students to read their textbooks

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 600, 1998, Pages 24-33

  McCombs, Barbara L ^a   Barton, Mary Lee ^b  

^a Human Development and Motivation

^b Mid continent Regional Educational Laboratory in Aurora   (United States)

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EID: 0038064260     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: 19301405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263659808260006     Document Type: Article

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