Approaches to studying, conceptions of learning and learning styles in higher education

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-293

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approaches to studying; Conceptions of learning; Learning styles; Mental models of learning; Perceptions of academic contexts

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955463648     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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