Empirical properties of a scale to assess writing self-efficacy in school contexts

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-249

  Pajares, Frank ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846676124     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2007.11909801     Document Type: Article

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