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Peer reviewedMcLean, Michelle – Teaching in Higher Education, 2001
Examined the conceptions of learning held by second-year medical students in South Africa in relation to their academic achievement. Found that students with a good academic record expressed more transformative conceptions of learning than did their lower-achieving peers, who appeared to rely on memorization and recall. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Learning
