Epistemological beliefs as predictors of self-regulated learning strategies in middle school students

School Psychology International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-298

  Metallidou, Panayiota ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategies; epistemological beliefs; Greek middle school students; motivation; self regulated learning strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878084415     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034312455857     Document Type: Article

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