An assessment of factors related to science achievement of Turkish students

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1379-1394

  Kalender, Ilker ^a   Berberoglu, Giray ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 70449557017     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690801992888     Document Type: Article

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