Changes in control beliefs in Portuguese primary school pupils as a consequence of the employment of self-assessment strategies

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-313

  Fernandes, Margarida ^a   Fontana, David ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542638054     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01199.x     Document Type: Article

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