The development and validation of the Self-directed Learning Scales (SLS)

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 418-449

  Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching ^a   Cheong, Cheng Yin ^a   Moore, Phillip John ^a   Kennedy, Kerry John ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33845349932     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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