Exploring the structure of science self-efficacy: A model built on high school students' conceptions of learning and approaches to learning in science

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-91

  Chiou, Guo Li ^a   Liang, Jyh Chong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; Conceptions of learning; Learning science; Science self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858776382     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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