Classroom discussion and individual problem-solving in the teaching of history: Do different instructional approaches affect interest in different ways?

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-657

  Del Favero, Laura ^a   Boscolo, Pietro ^a   Vidotto, Giulio ^a   Vicentini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discussion; History; Individual interest; Problem solving; Self perception of competence; Situational interest; Topic interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448952284     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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