Effects of an emotion control treatment on academic emotions, motivation and achievement in an online mathematics course

Instructional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-192

  Kim, ChanMin ^a   Hodges, Charles B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic emotions; College remedial mathematics; Emotion control; Motivation; Online course

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055188508     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9165-6     Document Type: Article

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