ON THE PROFILE OF THE OLYMPIC STUDENT IN MATHEMATICS
Keywords:
motivation, performance, profile of Olympic student in Mathematics,Abstract
In this paper we aim to study the possible motivations for students to obtain
performance in Mathematics. We also try to outline a general profile of students
who wish to achieve mathematical performance. The study is based on authors’
eight years of experience in coordinating mathematics performance training
programs for students in Brasov, Romania.
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