Making exams a manageable task

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-41

  Dundas, Ingrid ^a   Wormnes, Bjørn ^a   Hauge, Helge ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural intervention; Qualitative; Student; Test anxiety; Treatment research

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350629887     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276.61.1.26     Document Type: Article

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