Self-regulation of motivation when learning online: The importance of who, why and how

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-212

  Sansone, Carol ^a   Fraughton, Tamra ^a   Zachary, Joseph L ^b   Butner, Jonathan ^a   Heiner, Cecily ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c DaVinci Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Experience defined motivation; Goals defined motivation; Individual interest; Interest experience; Online learning; Self regulation of motivation; Utility value

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952814624     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-011-9193-6     Document Type: Article

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