Examining the effect of academic procrastination on achievement using LMS data in e-Learning

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 64-74

  You, Ji Won ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Academic procrastination; Achievement; e Learning; LMS data analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938152555     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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