Finnish research on affect in mathematics: Blended theories, mixed methods and some findings

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Hannula, Markku S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Affect; Attitude; Belief; Emotion; Motivation; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855341887     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-007-0022-7     Document Type: Article

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