Predictors for Mathematics Achievement? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 119-128

  Sasanguie, Delphine ^a,b   Van den Bussche, Eva ^c   Reynvoet, Bert ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Experimental Psychology   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84864555958     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-228X.2012.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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