Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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Tan, W.-L., Samsudin, M. A., Ismail, M. E., Ahmad, N. J., & Abdul Talib, C. (2021). Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(12), em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403

Vancouver

Tan WL, Samsudin MA, Ismail ME, Ahmad NJ, Abdul Talib C. Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(12):em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403

AMA

Tan WL, Samsudin MA, Ismail ME, Ahmad NJ, Abdul Talib C. Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(12), em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403

Chicago

Tan, Wee-Ling, Mohd Ali Samsudin, Mohd Erfy Ismail, Nur Jahan Ahmad, and Corrienna Abdul Talib. "Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2021 17 no. 12 (2021): em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403

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Tan, W.-L., Samsudin, M. A., Ismail, M. E., Ahmad, N. J., and Abdul Talib, C. (2021). Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(12), em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403

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Tan, Wee-Ling et al. "Exploring the Effectiveness of STEAM Integrated Approach via Scratch on Computational Thinking". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 17, no. 12, 2021, em2049. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11403