Attitudinal and Motivational Constructs in Science Learning

Handbook of Research on Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 75-102

  Koballa, Thomas R ^a   Glynn, Shawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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