A metacognitive-motivational model of surface approach to studying

Educational Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-62

  Spada, Marcantonio M ^a   Moneta, Giovanni B ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

avoidance coping; evaluation anxiety; metacognition; metacognitive motivational model; surface approach to studying; trait motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860792230     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2011.625610     Document Type: Article

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