Student Conceptions of Learning and Their Use of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-100

  Purdie, Nola ^a   Hattie, John ^b   Douglas, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0030551733     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.88.1.87     Document Type: Article

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