TIMSS 2003: Relating dimensions of mathematics attitude to mathematics achievement

Zbornik Instituta za Pedagoska Istrazivanja

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 327-346

  Kadijevich, Djordje ^a  

^a MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Liking mathematics; Mathematics achievement; Mathematics attitude; Self confidence in learning mathematics; TIMSS; Usefulness of mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149400752     PISSN: 05796431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ZIPI0802327K     Document Type: Article

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