Motivation and Attitude of Preservice Elementary Teachers toward Mathematics

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-10

  Perry, Christine A ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891710195     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2010.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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