Thinking styles: Their relationships with modes of thinking and academic performance

Educational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-348

  Zhang, Li Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 3042659924     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410220138557     Document Type: Article

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