Relationship between undergraduate student confidence, approach to learning and academic performance: The role of gender;Relación entre la confianza académica, los enfoques de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico de estudiantes universitarios: El papel del género

Revista de Psicodidactica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 375-393

  de la Fuente, Jesús ^a   Sander, Paul ^b   Putwain, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic behavioural confidence; Academic performance; Deep approach to learning; Ex post facto design; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879521631     PISSN: 11361034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/RevPsicodidact.7078     Document Type: Article

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