International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Hamukwaya, S. T., & Haser, Ç. (2021). “It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 16(1), em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569

Vancouver

Hamukwaya ST, Haser Ç. “It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2021;16(1):em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569

AMA

Hamukwaya ST, Haser Ç. “It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2021;16(1), em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569

Chicago

Hamukwaya, Shemunyenge Taleiko, and Çiğdem Haser. "“It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2021 16 no. 1 (2021): em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569

Harvard

Hamukwaya, S. T., and Haser, Ç. (2021). “It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 16(1), em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569

MLA

Hamukwaya, Shemunyenge Taleiko et al. "“It does not Mean that They Cannot Do Mathematics”: Beliefs about Mathematics Learning Difficulties". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 16, no. 1, 2021, em0622. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/9569