Development and validation of a scale to measure volition for learning
By: John M. Keller, Hasan Ucar and Alper Tolga Kumtepe
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.2.1082 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 161 - 174
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 20, 2020
Published on: Jun 30, 2019
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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