Mathematical Calculation Ability and Mathematical Anxiety of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-39

  Pozehl, Bunny J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEST ANXIETY SCALE;

EID: 0029683184     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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