Attitudes and achievement of Bruneian science students

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 907-922

  Dhindsa, Harkirat S ^a   Chung, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; STUDENT;

EID: 0344530954     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690305025     Document Type: Article

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