What is relevant? Student perceptions of relevance strategies in college classrooms

Communication Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-146

  Muddiman, Ashley ^a   Frymier, Ann Bainbridge ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Motivation; Relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053071215     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970902834866     Document Type: Article

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