The conditional and interaction effects of epistemological beliefs on the self-regulated learning of college students: Cognitive and behavioral strategies

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-401

  Paulsen, Michael B ^a   Feldman, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemological beliefs; Self regulated learning; Student cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847333419     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9029-0     Document Type: Article

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