Myers-Briggs type indicator and academic achievement in engineering education

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-315

  O'Brien, Terrance P ^a   Bernold, Leonhard E ^a   Akroyd, Duane ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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