Mathematics anxiety in preservice teachers: Its relationship to their conceptual and procedural knowledge of fractions

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 60-85

  Rayner, Vanessa ^a   Pitsolantis, Nicole ^b   Osana, Helena ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b Lower Canada College   (Canada)

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EID: 78049270923     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217553     Document Type: Article

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