Motivational goal orientation, perceptions of biology and physics classroom learning environments, and gender

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-229

  Koul, Ravinder ^a   Roy, Laura ^a   Lerdpornkulrat, Thanita ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Achievement goal orientation; Classroom anxiety; Classroom learning environment; High school students; Motivation; Science learning; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865805746     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-012-9111-9     Document Type: Article

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