Effects of Motivational Interventions on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Performance

Educational Assessment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 135-157

  O'Neil, Harold F ^a   Sugrue, Brenda ^a   Baker, Eva L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0003177012     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: 15326977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326977ea0302_2     Document Type: Article

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