The interrelation of first-year college students' critical thinking disposition, perceived academic control, and academic achievement

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 513-530

  Stupnisky, Robert H ^a   Renaud, Robert D ^a   Daniels, Lia M ^a   Haynes, Tara L ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; College students; Critical thinking disposition; Perceived academic control; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349095133     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9093-8     Document Type: Article

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