Self-regulation of assessment beliefs and attitudes: A review of the students' conceptions of assessment inventory

Educational Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 731-748

  Brown, Gavin T L ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Assessment; Belief; Self regulation; Student

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051925742     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2011.599836     Document Type: Review

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