Personality, approaches to learning and achievement

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-88

  Swanberg, Anne Berit ^a   Martinsen, Øyvind Lund ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Learning approaches; Learning styles; Mediator effects; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949102493     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903410474     Document Type: Article

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