Enhancing students' mathematical beliefs: An intervention study

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-176

  Mason, Lucia ^a   Scrivani, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Mathematical beliefs; Mathematical beliefs development; Mathematics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542611557     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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