An in-depth analysis of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1023-1038

  Cano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic performance; LASSI; Latent factor structure; Learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750719573     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164406288167     Document Type: Article

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