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Peer reviewedMcAlister, Shelley – Open Learning, 1998
Describes a study conducted with mature students at the Open University (Great Britain) who entered with low educational qualifications. Using a social cognitive framework, a model of credible and tentative students was developed which focuses on the interplay between psychological, social, and institutional issues which affected their study.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Aptitude, Adult Learning, Credibility
