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Educational Psychology
An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
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Working memory, cognitive style, and behavioural predictors of GCSE exam success

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Pages 341-351 | Received 18 Mar 2007, Accepted 08 Aug 2007, Published online: 14 Apr 2008

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