Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Investigation of high school students’ attitude and anxiety levels towards Mathematics in terms of some variables

Semsettin DURSUN
  • Semsettin DURSUN
  • *Batman University, Kozluk Vocational College, Batman*/Turkey.
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  •  Received: 03 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2015
  •  Published: 10 July 2015

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