Self-efficacy and strategies to influence the study environment

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 647-659

  Jungert, Tomas ^a   Rosander, Michael ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Engineering student; PBL; Self efficacy; Student influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958552938     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.522080     Document Type: Article

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