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Hast, M. (2022). Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(5), em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964

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Hast M. Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(5):em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964

AMA

Hast M. Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(5), em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964

Chicago

Hast, Michael. "Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2022 18 no. 5 (2022): em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964

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Hast, M. (2022). Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(5), em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964

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Hast, Michael "Acquisition of naïve and scientific conceptions: How linguistic context matters in Singaporean children’s understanding of “animal”". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 18, no. 5, 2022, em2102. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11964