Application of self-determination and self-regulation theories to course design: Planting the seeds for adaptive expertise

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 914-929

  Vanasupa, Linda ^a   Stolk, Jonathan ^b   Harding, Trevor ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive expertise; Holistic; Learning; Learning environment; Moral, ethics; Self determination; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956442859     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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