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Exploring individual differences as determining factors in student academic achievement in higher education

Simon Cassidy Directorate of Psychology, Counselling and Public Health, University of Salford, Salford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 793-810 | Published online: 09 Aug 2011

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