The Development and Validation of the Children's Anxiety in Math Scale

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 391-395

  Jameson, Molly M ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; elementary school; math anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879336650     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282912470131     Document Type: Article

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