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APA

Chen, Y., Guo, C.-J., Lim, K. M., Mun, K.-J., Otsuji, H., Park, Y.-S., Sorrell, D., & So, W. M. W. (2020). The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(9), em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385

Vancouver

Chen Y, Guo CJ, Lim KM, Mun KJ, Otsuji H, Park YS, et al. The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(9):em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385

AMA

Chen Y, Guo CJ, Lim KM, et al. The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(9), em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385

Chicago

Chen, Yu, Chorng-Jee Guo, Kam Ming Lim, Kong-Ju Mun, Hisashi Otsuji, Young-Shin Park, David Sorrell, and Wing Mui Winnie So. "The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 9 (2020): em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385

Harvard

Chen, Y., Guo, C.-J., Lim, K. M., Mun, K.-J., Otsuji, H., Park, Y.-S., . . . So, W. M. W. (2020). The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(9), em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385

MLA

Chen, Yu et al. "The Influence of School Entry Skills in Literacy and Numeracy on the Science Achievement of Fourth Grade Students and Schools in Asian Regions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 9, 2020, em1877. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8385