The interrelationship between student learning experience and study behaviour

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 765-778

  Ning, Hoi Kwan ^a   Downing, Kevin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

academic performance; learning experience; structural equation modelling; study behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858695973     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.539598     Document Type: Article

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