Measuring mathematics self-efficacy as a learning outcome

Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-190

  Pampaka, Maria ^a   Kleanthous, Irene ^a   Hutcheson, Graeme D ^a   Wake, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mathematics self efficacy; Post compulsory; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959514245     PISSN: 14794802     EISSN: 17540178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14794802.2011.585828     Document Type: Article

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