Research and Teaching: Yes I Can: The Contributions of Motivation and Attitudes on Course Performance Among Biology Nonmajors

by: Matthew L. Partin, Jodi J. Haney, Eric A. Worch, Eileen M. Underwood, Julie A. Nurnberger-Haag, Amy Scheuermann, and W. Robert Midden

This article discusses instruments given to undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory biology course for nonmajors. These instruments assessed attitudes toward biology and mathematics and various motivational constructs.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2011Stock # jcst11_040_06_86Volume 040Issue 06

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