Internet-specific epistemic beliefs and self-regulated learning in online academic information searching

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-260

  Chiu, Yen Lin ^a   Liang, Jyh Chong ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epistemic beliefs; Information searching; Internet based knowledge; Self regulatory model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888061888     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-013-9103-x     Document Type: Article

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