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Isik, U., Wilschut, J., Croiset, G., & Kusurkar, R. A. (2018). The role of study strategy in motivation and academic performance of ethnic minority and majority students: a structural equation model. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 23(5), 921-935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-018-9840-3

Isik, Ulviye ; Wilschut, Janneke ; Croiset, Gerda et al. / The role of study strategy in motivation and academic performance of ethnic minority and majority students: a structural equation model. In: Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2018 ; Vol. 23, No. 5. pp. 921-935.

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Isik, U, Wilschut, J, Croiset, G & Kusurkar, RA 2018, 'The role of study strategy in motivation and academic performance of ethnic minority and majority students: a structural equation model', Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 921-935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-018-9840-3

The role of study strategy in motivation and academic performance of ethnic minority and majority students: a structural equation model. / Isik, Ulviye; Wilschut, Janneke; Croiset, Gerda et al.
In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, Vol. 23, No. 5, 01.12.2018, p. 921-935.

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Isik U, Wilschut J, Croiset G, Kusurkar RA. The role of study strategy in motivation and academic performance of ethnic minority and majority students: a structural equation model. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2018 Dec 1;23(5):921-935. doi: 10.1007/s10459-018-9840-3