Early math interest and the development of math skills

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 673-681

  Fisher, Paige H ^a   Dobbs Oates, Jennifer ^b   Doctoroff, Greta L ^c   Arnold, David H ^d  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Interest; Math; Math ability; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874354735     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027756     Document Type: Article

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