Think, feel, act: Motivational and emotional influences on military students' online academic success

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-166

  Artino, Anthony R ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement emotions; Continuing motivation; Motivational beliefs; Online learning; Satisfaction; Self regulated learning; Web based training

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049484573     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-009-9020-9     Document Type: Article

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