Influence of elementary student gender on teachers' perceptions of mathematics achievement

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-102

  Helwig, Robert ^a   Anderson, Lisbeth ^a   Tindal, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematics achievement; Student gender; Teachers' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038793784     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670109596577     Document Type: Article

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