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Sahin, A., & Waxman, H. C. (2020). Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(12), em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332

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Sahin A, Waxman HC. Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(12):em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332

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Sahin A, Waxman HC. Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(12), em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332

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Sahin, Alpaslan, and Hersh C Waxman. "Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 12 (2020): em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332

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Sahin, A., and Waxman, H. C. (2020). Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(12), em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332

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Sahin, Alpaslan et al. "Characteristics of Secondary Students who have Intentions to Choose a STEM Major in College: Findings from a Three-Year Study". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 12, 2020, em1922. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9332