Academic self-beliefs and prior knowledge as predictors of student achievement in Mathematics: A structural model

Educational Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-71

  Hailikari, Telle ^a   Nevgi, Anne ^a   Komulainen, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 36749067804     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410701413753     Document Type: Article

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