Cognitive style and learning strategies as factors which affect academic achievement of brazilian university students Estilo cognitivo e estratégias de aprendizagem em estudantes universitários brasileiros: repercussões no rendimento acadêmico

In the present study, the influence of the cognitive style called field dependence-independence on academic achievement of Brazilian university students was explored as well as the mediating effect of learning strategies on that influence. Learning strategies of 313 first-year university students (1...

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Main Authors: Carolina Tinajero, Sônia Maria Lemos, Margarete Araújo, M. José Ferraces, M. Fernanda Páramo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722012000100013