College students' homework and academic achievement: The mediating role of self-regulatory beliefs

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-110

  Kitsantas, Anastasia ^a   Zimmerman, Barry J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Homework; Self efficacy; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350054997     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-008-9028-y     Document Type: Article

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