Patterns of children’s emotional responses to mathematical problem-solving

Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-153

  Whitebread, David ^a   Shiuchiu, Mei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 45849096269     PISSN: 14794802     EISSN: 17540178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14794800008520134     Document Type: Article

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