Students' mathematics self-concept and motivation to learn mathematics: Relationship and gender differences among Kenya's secondary-school students in Nairobi and Rift Valley provinces

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 487-499

  Githua, Bernard Nyingi ^a   Mwangi, John Gowland ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Mathematics and gender; Motivation; Students' mathematics self concept

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GENDER DISPARITY; MATHEMATICS; STUDENT;

KENYA; NAIROBI PROVINCE; RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE;

EID: 0141596265     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(03)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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