Metacognition as a mediator of the effect of test anxiety on a surface approach to studying

Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 615-624

  Spada, Marcantonio M ^a   Nikcevic, Ana V ^b   Moneta, Giovanni B ^c   Ireson, Judy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750101485     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500390673     Document Type: Article

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