How does Internet information seeking help academic performance? - The moderating and mediating roles of academic self-efficacy

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2476-2484

  Zhu, Yu Qian ^a   Chen, Li Yueh ^a   Chen, Houn Gee ^a   Chern, Ching Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Academic self efficacy; Information seeking; Internet

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY; EMPIRICAL DATA; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET INFORMATION; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SURVEY DATA;

INFORMATION USE; INTERNET; RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 79961118522     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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