Examining dimensions of self-efficacy for writing

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Bruning, Roger ^a   Dempsey, Michael ^a   Kauffman, Douglas F ^a   McKim, Courtney ^b   Zumbrunn, Sharon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventions; Ideation; Self efficacy; Self regulation; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881013528     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029692     Document Type: Article

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