Collaborative learning and positive experiences: Does letting students choose their own groups matter?

Educational Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 627-641

  Ciani, Keith D ^a   Summers, Jessica J ^b   Easter, Matthew A ^a   Sheldon, Kennon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Classroom community; Collaborative learning; Intrinsic motivation; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749120079     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410802084792     Document Type: Article

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