Review of Research: Math Anxiety: Overcoming a Major Obstacle to the Improvement of Student Math Performance

Childhood Education

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-174

  Furner, Joseph M ^a   Berman, Barbara T ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Contra Costa County Office of Education ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84904550839     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2003.10522220     Document Type: Article

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