International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Abuhasanein, Y., Rejeb, A., & Jemai, K. (2025). Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(2), em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918

Vancouver

Abuhasanein Y, Rejeb A, Jemai K. Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(2):em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918

AMA

Abuhasanein Y, Rejeb A, Jemai K. Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(2), em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918

Chicago

Abuhasanein, Youssef, Abdessatar Rejeb, and Khaled Jemai. "Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2025 20 no. 2 (2025): em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918

Harvard

Abuhasanein, Y., Rejeb, A., and Jemai, K. (2025). Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(2), em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918

MLA

Abuhasanein, Youssef et al. "Challenges to learning mathematical concepts among sixth-grade students in primary education: A teachers’ perspective". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 20, no. 2, 2025, em0818. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15918