The role of epistemic beliefs in students' self-regulated learning with computer-based learning environments: Conceptual and methodological issues

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-257

  Greene, Jeffrey A ^a   Muis, Krista R ^b   Pieschl, Stephanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 77958117112     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2010.515932     Document Type: Article

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