Assessing mathematics self-efficacy of diverse students from secondary schools in Auckland: Implications for academic achievement

Issues in Educational Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-68

  Marat, Deepa ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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