The impact of supplemental instruction on learning competence and academic performance

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 921-939

  Ning, Hoi Kwan ^a   Downing, Kevin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Learning competence; Longitudinal; Peer assisted learning; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649585906     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903390786     Document Type: Article

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