How high- and low-challenge tasks affect motivation and learning: Implications for struggling learners

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-57

  Miller, Samuel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 18944375559     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573560308209     Document Type: Article

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