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Lee, Okhee; Brophy, Jere – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Draws on theories of student motivation to learn and conceptual change learning in science to describe patterns of student motivation observed in sixth-grade classrooms. Highlights the value of distinguishing motivation to learn from intrinsic motivation, and of distinguishing general motivational traits from situation-specific motivational…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Science Instruction, Student Motivation