A Confirmatory structural equation model of achievement estimated by dichotomous attitudes, interest, and conceptual understanding

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-285

  Kim, Minkee ^a   Song, Jinwoong ^b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Achievement; Conceptual understanding; Dichotomous attitudes; Persuasion of attitude change; Topic interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650729309     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75249     Document Type: Article

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