Approaches to Learning, Cognitive Style, and Motives as Predictors of Academic Achievement

Educational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-207

  Diseth, Åge ^a   Martinsen, Øyvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0344629432     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410303225     Document Type: Article

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