Interest, Reading, and Learning: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-209

  Hidi, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Interest; Learning; Motivation; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041827673     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016667621114     Document Type: Article

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