A model of the relationships among measures of affect, aptitude, and performance in introductory statistics

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-48

  Tremblay, Paul F ^a   Gardner, R C ^a   Heipel, G ^a  

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EID: 0034348303     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087099     Document Type: Article

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