Exploring individual differences as determining factors in student academic achievement in higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 793-810

  Cassidy, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic achievement; approach to learning; approaches to study; individual differences; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867266454     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.545948     Document Type: Article

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