Do styles of thinking matter among Hong Kong secondary school students?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 289-301

  Zhang, Li Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abilities; Achievements; Student characteristics; Thinking styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042908706     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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