The relationship of academic self-efficacy to class participation and exam performance

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-249

  Galyon, Charles E ^a   Blondin, Carolyn A ^a   Yaw, Jared S ^a   Nalls, Meagan L ^a   Williams, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Exam performance; GPA; Participation; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861233829     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-011-9175-x     Document Type: Article

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