Examining the factor structure and validity of the English Precursors to Boredom Scales

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-260

  Tze, Virginia M C ^a   Daniels, Lia M ^a   Klassen, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Precursors to boredom; Scale validation; Self efficacy for self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899992588     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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