Are K–12 learners motivated in physical education? A meta-analysis

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-48

  Chen, Senlin ^a   Chen, Ang ^b   Zhu, Xihe ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Learning outcome; Motivation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859236811     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2012.10599823     Document Type: Article

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