Longitudinal changes in college math students' implicit theories of intelligence

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-256

  Shively, Rebecca L ^a   Ryan, Carey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Helpseeking; Implicit theories of intelligence; Math education; Math intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878794176     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-012-9208-0     Document Type: Article

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