Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 11, Issue 1, Article 1 (Jun., 2010)
Hakan AKCAY, Robert E. YAGER, Srini M. ISKANDER, & Halil TURGUT
Change in student beliefs about attitudes toward science in grades 6-9

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