An examination of some of the cognitive and motivation variables related to gender differences in lecture note-taking

Reading and Writing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1155-1185

  Reddington, Lindsay A ^a   Peverly, Stephen T ^b   Block, Caryn J ^b  

^a Montclair High School   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Gender; Goal orientation; Lecture note taking; Studying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940450821     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: 15730905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-015-9566-z     Document Type: Article

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