Motivation and math skills as determinants of first-year performance in economics

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-47

  Arnold, Ivo J M ^a   Straten, Jerry T ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

economics; mathematics; motivation; preparatory education; study progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856881327     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2012.636709     Document Type: Review

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