Epistemological beliefs and approaches to learning: Their change through secondary school and their influence on academic performance

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-221

  Cano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 20744442396     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709904X22683     Document Type: Review

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