Students' academic performance and various cognitive processes of learning: An integrative framework and empirical analysis

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-322

  Phan, Huy Phuong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement goals; Learned hopelessness; Learning strategies; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951758460     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903573297     Document Type: Article

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