Validation of approaches to studying inventories in a Norwegian context: In search of "Quick-and-easy" and short versions of the ASI

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-261

  Pettersen, Roar C ^a  

^a ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Approaches to studying inventory; ASI; Higher education; SAL; Student approaches to learning; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954835603     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831003764511     Document Type: Article

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