The Relation between Student Attitudes toward Graphs and Performance in Economics

American Economist

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 41-52

  Cohn, Elchanan ^a   Cohn, Sharon ^a   Balch, Donald C ^a   Bradley, James ^a  

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EID: 77955830402     PISSN: 05694345     EISSN: 23281235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/056943450404800203     Document Type: Article

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