Metacognitive beliefs, self-confidence and primary learning environment of sixth grade students

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 728-735

  Kleitman, Sabina ^a   Gibson, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement; Confidence bias; Learning environment; Metacognition; Metacognitive beliefs; Self confidence; Self efficacy; Self handicapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755190052     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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