Can't do maths-understanding students' maths anxiety

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-88

  Metje, N ^a   Frank, H L ^a   Croft, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Impromptu Limited   (United Kingdom)

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ENGINEERING EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING DEGREES; GRADUATE CERTIFICATES; LEARN+; LEARNING AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONS; LEARNING GROUPS; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; MATHEMATICS TEACHINGS; PEER LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES; UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77949566949     PISSN: 02683679     EISSN: 14716976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/teamat/hrl023     Document Type: Article

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