Interest, motivation and attitude towards science and technology at K-12 levels: a systematic review of 12 years of educational research

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-129

  Potvin, Patrice ^a   Hasni, Abdelkrim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

attitude; interest; K 12; literature review; motivation; science education; technology education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894381818     PISSN: 03057267     EISSN: 19408412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057267.2014.881626     Document Type: Article

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