Exploring the relationship among learning patterns, personality traits, and academic performance in freshmen

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-192

  Cela Ranilla, Jose Maria ^a   Gisbert, Mercè ^a   de Oliveira, Janaina Minelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Freshmen; Learning patterns; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960820221     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803611.2011.599564     Document Type: Article

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