Regulating interest when learning online: Potential motivation and performance trade-offs

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-149

  Sansone, Carol ^a   Smith, Jessi L ^b   Thoman, Dustin B ^c   MacNamara, Atara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centralia College   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience defined motivation; Interest; Motivation and performance trade offs; Online learning; Self regulation of motivation

Indexed keywords

INTEREST; INTERNET BASED; MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE; ONLINE LEARNING;

COMMERCE; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; WEBSITES;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84861755638     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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