Studying in higher education: Students' approaches to learning, self-regulation, and cognitive strategies

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-117

  Heikkilä, Annamari ^a,c   Lonka, Kirsti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit for Medical Education   (Finland)

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EID: 28144453821     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070500392433     Document Type: Article

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