Daily autonomy supporting or thwarting and students' motivation and engagement in the high school science classroom

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 269-288

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Autonomy thwart; Engagement; Motivation; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021709431     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000214     Document Type: Article

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