Online activity, motivation, and reasoning among adult learners

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Ransdell, Sarah ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking dispositions; Critical thinking skills; Health science students; Online communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNERS; ANALYSIS SKILLS; CALIFORNIA; COLLEGE STUDENTS; CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS; CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; ONLINE BEHAVIOR; ONLINE COMMUNICATION; STUDENT GRADES;

HEALTH; MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 70350733469     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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