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Self-efficacy, task values and growth mindset: what has the most predictive power for primary school students’ self-regulated learning in English writing and writing competence in an Asian Confucian cultural context?

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Pages 65-84 | Received 10 Nov 2019, Accepted 02 Jun 2020, Published online: 01 Jul 2020

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