Study skills profiles of normal-achieving and academically-struggling college students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-51

  Proctor, Briley E ^a   Prevatt, Frances ^a   Adams, Katharine ^a   Hurst, Abigail ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32844473982     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2006.0011     Document Type: Review

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