Adventure learning: Motivating students in a Minnesota middle school

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-252

  Moos, Daniel C ^a   Honkomp, Brian ^b  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Clearwater Middle School   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventure learning; Mixed methods; Motivation; Motivation Strategies for Learning Questionnaire; MSLQ; Self Determination Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012433865     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2011.10782571     Document Type: Article

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