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Factors affecting student success in a first-year mathematics course: a South African experience

Rita KizitoTeaching and Learning, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7530, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Justin MunyakaziMathematics Department, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7530, South Africa
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Clement BasuayiExtended Curriculum Programme, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7530, South Africa
Pages 100-119 | Received 07 Jan 2015, Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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