Student interest: A two-study re-examination of the concept

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-86

  Weber, Keith ^a   Martin, Matthew M ^a   Cayanus, Jacob L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective Learning; Communication Motives; Learner Empowerment; Meaningfulness; Motivation; Student Interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748871889     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370500055996     Document Type: Article

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