Universal factors of student achievement in high-performing eastern and western countries

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 364-374

  Lee, Jihyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enjoyment; Learning strategies; PISA 2009; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925632566     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035609     Document Type: Article

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