International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 223

Full Length Research Paper

Mathematics anxiety among engineering students and its relationship with achievement in calculus

Garba Sahabi Adamu
  • Garba Sahabi Adamu
  • Department of Mathematics, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 05 December 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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