The interplay between cognitive and motivational variables in a problem-based learning environment

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Araz, Gülsüm ^a   Sungur, Semra ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achievement; Path analysis; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549049278     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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