Procrastination in Online Courses: Performance and Attitudinal Differences

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Elvers, Greg c ^a   Polzella, Donald J ^a   Graetz, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 0037797324     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP3002_13     Document Type: Article

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