Factorial structure and predictive validity of approaches and study skills inventory for students (ASSIST) in Egypt: A confirmatory factor analysis approach

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1197-1218

  Gadelrab, Hesham F ^a,b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; ASSIST; Confirmatory factor analysis; Factorial structure; Learning environment; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859386004     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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