Effect of Demographic and Personal Variables on Achievement in Eighth-Grade Algebra

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 131-135

  McCoy, Leah P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Algebra; Attitudes; Demographics

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144279849     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.98.3.131-135     Document Type: Article

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