Cognition in context: Students' perceptions of classroom goal structures and reported cognitive strategy use in the college classroom

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-490

  Lyke, Jennifer A ^a   Kelaher Young, Allison J ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Cognitive strategies; Goal orientations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645918292     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-9004-1     Document Type: Review

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