The development of a college biology self-efficacy instrument for nonmajors

Science Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Baldwin, Julie A ^a   Ebert May, Diane ^a,c   Burns, Dennis J ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyrene School District   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039726607     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-237x(199907)83:4<397::aid-sce1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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