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EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Spanish adaptation of the Math and Me Survey in primary education: Measuring second and fourth graders’ attitudes toward mathematics

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Article: 2204707 | Received 29 Aug 2022, Accepted 16 Apr 2023, Published online: 25 Apr 2023

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