Approaches to learning, need for cognition, and strategic flexibility among university students

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-528

  Evans, Christina J ^a   Kirby, John R ^a   Fabrigar, Leandre R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0348252421     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709903322591217     Document Type: Article

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