Cooperative learning, motivational effects, and student characteristics: An experimental study comparing cooperative learning and direct instruction in 12th grade physics classes

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-41

  Hänze, Martin ^a   Berger, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Cooperative learning; Direkt instruction; Intrinsic motivation; Jigsaw classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847202234     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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