A New Autonomy-Supportive Way of Teaching That Increases Conceptual Learning: Teaching in Students' Preferred Ways

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 686-701

  Jang, Hyungshim ^a   Reeve, Johnmarshall ^b   Halusic, Marc ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; autonomy support; conceptual learning; engagement; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955064255     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2015.1083522     Document Type: Article

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