Museum learning: A study of motivation and learning achievement

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-83

  Wilde, Matthias ^a   Urhahne, Detlef ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Learning; Motivation; Museum learning; Open closed tasks

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149099490     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2008.9656115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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