Daily interest, engagement, and autonomy support in the high school science classroom

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2016, Pages 180-194

  Patall, Erika A ^a   Vasquez, Ariana C ^a   Steingut, Rebecca R ^a   Trimble, Scott S ^a   Pituch, Keenan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice provision; Diary method; Engagement; Motivation; Situational interest; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973649711     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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