Mathematics confidence, interest, and performance: Examining gender patterns and reciprocal relations

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 182-193

  Ganley, Colleen M ^a   Lubienski, Sarah Theule ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Math achievement; Math confidence; Math interest; Reciprocal relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960081049     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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