Interest, Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Tendencies Towards Economic Learning Based on Demographic Factors: A Differential Item Functioning Analysis

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Sari, N. M., Yin, K. Y., & Zakariya, Z. (2024). Interest, Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Tendencies Towards Economic Learning Based on Demographic Factors: A Differential Item Functioning Analysis. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(2), 1610–1625.

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