An evaluation of the factor structure and predictive utility of a test anxiety scale with reference to students' past performance and personality indices

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-32

  McIlroy, David ^a   Bunting, Brendan ^a   Adamson, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040141724     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709900157949     Document Type: Article

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