Middle school students' perceptions, persistence, and performance in mathematical problem solving

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-226

  Montague, Marjorie ^a   Applegate, Brooks ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034404118     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1511165     Document Type: Article

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