Motivation and learning in an online, unmoderated, mathematics workshop for teachers

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-247

  Renninger, K Ann ^a   Cai, Ming ^a   Lewis, Mark C ^a   Adams, Margot M ^a   Ernst, Katherine L ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypermedia; Interest; Math teacher professional development; Online teacher professional development; Self efficacy; Unmoderated workshop

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952814453     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-011-9195-4     Document Type: Article

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