Why study time does not predict grade point average across college students: Implications of deliberate practice for academic performance

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-116

  Plant, E Ashby ^a   Ericsson, K Anders ^a   Hill, Len ^a   Asberg, Kia ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Deliberate practice; Grade point average; Study habits; Study time

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744313913     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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