Prior knowledge, attitude, and strategy use in an introduction to statistics course

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-308

  Schutz, Paul A ^a   Drogosz, Lisa M ^b   White, Vicki E ^b   Distefano, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b 325 Aderhold Hall ^*

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EID: 0032325456     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-6080(99)80124-1     Document Type: Article

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