An investigation of mathematics anxiety among sixth through eighth grade students in Turkey

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 654-658

  Birgin, Osman ^a   Baloǧlu, Mustafa ^b   Catlioglu Hakan H ^a   Gurbuz Ramazan R ^c  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enjoyment of mathematics; Gender; Mathematics achievement; Mathematics anxiety; Parental help; Primary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149499490     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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