Ethnic and gender differences in mathematics achievement and in dispositions towards the study of mathematics

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-40

  Birenbaum, Menucha ^a   Nasser, Fadia ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 33644789514     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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