Relationships between student and instructional factors and algebra achievement of students in the United States and Japan: An analysis of TIMSS 2003 data

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-112

  House, J Daniel ^a   Telese, James A ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebra achievement; Instructional strategies; Motivation; TIMSS

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949205540     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610801896679     Document Type: Article

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