Impact of test anxiety and self-efficacy on test performance

Psychology and Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 8-16

  Ferraro, F Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Self Efficacy; Test Anxiety; Test Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144431844     PISSN: 00333077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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