Improving senior secondary school students' attitude towards mathematics through self and cooperative-instructional strategies

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-585

  Ifamuyiwa, S A ^a   Akinsola, M K ^b  

^a Faculty of Education   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Attitude towards mathematics; Cooperative instructional strategy; Gender; Locus of control; Self instructional strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949096673     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: 14645211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390801986874     Document Type: Article

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