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APA

Said, Z., Al-Emadi, A. A., Friesen, H. L., & Adam, E. (2018). Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(12), em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733

Vancouver

Said Z, Al-Emadi AA, Friesen HL, Adam E. Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(12):em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733

AMA

Said Z, Al-Emadi AA, Friesen HL, Adam E. Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(12), em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733

Chicago

Said, Ziad, Ahmed A. Al-Emadi, Heather L. Friesen, and Elina Adam. "Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 12 (2018): em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733

Harvard

Said, Z., Al-Emadi, A. A., Friesen, H. L., and Adam, E. (2018). Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(12), em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733

MLA

Said, Ziad et al. "Assessing the Science Interest, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy of Qatari Students at the Preparatory, Secondary, and University Levels". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 12, 2018, em1618. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94733