Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2007

Full Length Research Paper

Meta-cognitive knowledge, locus of control and understanding mathematical jokes: A study in students with and without learning disabilities

Saied Bishara
  • Saied Bishara
  • Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Beit Berl College and Open University, Israel.
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  •  Received: 24 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 21 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 December 2023

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