Undergraduate students performance and confidence in procedural and conceptual mathematics

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 701-712

  Engelbrecht, Johann ^a   Harding, Ansie ^a   Potgieter, Marietjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 29344443824     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390500271107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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