The effect of students' conceptions of feedback on academic self-efficacy and self-regulation: evidence from higher education in Pakistan

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 180-199

  Fatima, Shafaque ^a   Ali, Muhammad ^b   Saad, Muhammad Ismail ^a  

^a IQRA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Academic self efficacy; Conceptions of feedback; Higher education; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101454244     PISSN: 20507003     EISSN: 17581184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JARHE-07-2020-0209     Document Type: Article

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