Stability of the learning and study strategies inventory: A longitudinal analysis of Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese students

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 525-537

  Ning, Hoi Kwan ^a   Downing, Kevin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese students; LASSI; Longitudinal measurement invariance; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649802813     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3860/taper.v19i3.1859     Document Type: Article

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