The effectiveness of the use of learning support assistants in improving the mathematics achievement of low achieving pupils in primary school

Educational Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-230

  Muijs, Daniel ^a   Reynolds, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom assistants; Mathematics achievement; Pupils at risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242595580     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188032000137229     Document Type: Article

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