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Chen X, Chiu MH, Eilks I. An Analysis of the Orientation and Emphasis of Intended Grade-10 Chemistry Curricula as Represented in Textbooks from Different Chinese Communities. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(2):em1663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/100642

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Chen, X., Chiu, M.-H., & Eilks, I. (2019). An Analysis of the Orientation and Emphasis of Intended Grade-10 Chemistry Curricula as Represented in Textbooks from Different Chinese Communities. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(2), em1663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/100642

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Chen X, Chiu MH, Eilks I. An Analysis of the Orientation and Emphasis of Intended Grade-10 Chemistry Curricula as Represented in Textbooks from Different Chinese Communities. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(2), em1663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/100642

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Chen, Xiaoge et al. "An Analysis of the Orientation and Emphasis of Intended Grade-10 Chemistry Curricula as Represented in Textbooks from Different Chinese Communities". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 2, 2019, em1663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/100642