Perceptions of mathematics ability versus actual mathematics performance: Canadian and Hong Kong Chinese children

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-222

  Kwok, David C ^a,b   Lytton, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 1542398924     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01190.x     Document Type: Article

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