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Teacher Interpersonal Behaviour, Classroom Environment and Student Outcomes in Primary Mathematics in Singapore

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Goh, S.C., Fraser, B.J. Teacher Interpersonal Behaviour, Classroom Environment and Student Outcomes in Primary Mathematics in Singapore. Learning Environments Research 1, 199–229 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009910017400

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