Avoiding the struggle: Instruction that supports students' motivation in reading and writing about content material

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-96

  Mason, Linda H ^a   Meadan, Hedda ^b   Hedin, Laura R ^c   Cramer, Anne Mong ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861159967     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2012.632734     Document Type: Article

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