The relation between self-beliefs and academic achievement: A meta-analytic review

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-133

  Valentine, Jeffrey C ^a   DuBois, David L ^b   Cooper, Harris ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 2942644654     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep3902_3     Document Type: Review

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