Perception shapes experience: The influence of actual and perceived classroom environment dimensions on girls' motivations for science

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-238

  Spearman, Juliette ^a   Watt, Helen M G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Girls; Junior high school; Motivation; Perceptions; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878483889     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-013-9129-7     Document Type: Article

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