A qualitative study of six medical students in a problem-based curriculum: Toward a situated model of self-regulation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 659-676

  Evensen, Dorothy H ^a   Glenn, Jerry ^b   Salisbury Glennon, Jill D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035541369     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.93.4.659     Document Type: Article

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