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Educational Psychology
An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
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A metacognitive-motivational model of surface approach to studying

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Pages 45-62 | Received 11 Mar 2011, Accepted 18 Sep 2011, Published online: 30 Sep 2011

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