Approaches to studying in higher education Portuguese students: A Portuguese version of the approaches and study skills inventory for students

Higher Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-275

  Valadas, Sandra Cristina A T S ^a,b   Gonçalves, Fernando R ^a,b   Faísca, Luís M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Approaches to studying; ASSIST; Conceptions of learning; Learning outcomes; Portuguese undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951206646     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9246-5     Document Type: Article

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