Beliefs about knowledge and knowing and multiple‐text comprehension among upper secondary students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-445

  Strømsø, Helge Ivar ^a   Bråten, Ivar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

epistemic beliefs; multiple text comprehension; secondary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951478037     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903046864     Document Type: Article

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