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ERIC Number: EJ207517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Attitudes, Attitude Change, and Mathematics Attainments: A Study in Nigeria.
Mukherjee, A.
International Review of Education, v24 n4 p518-21 1978
Lectures on the importance of mathematics were presented to an experimental group of secondary school boys to see if this strategy could improve attitudes toward mathematics and if improved attitudes increased achievement. The experimental groups' post-test scores on attitude and achievement showed gain, while controls' scores remained stable. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attitude Change, Intervention, Mathematics, Motivation Techniques, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nigeria