Systemizing: A cross-cultural constant for motivation to learn science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1047-1067

  Zeyer, Albert ^a   Çetin Dindar, Ayla ^b   Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam ^c   Juriševič, Mojca ^d   Devetak, Iztok ^d   Odermatt, Freia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

attitudes; cognitive science; gender; international education; motivation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COGNITIVE STYLES; CONFIRMATORY ANALYSIS; GENDER; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION; SCIENCE TEACHING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

MOTIVATION;

EID: 84885961458     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21101     Document Type: Article

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