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APA

Aldhaheri, M. S. B. A., Shaqraa, M. A., Alketbi, L. M. S., Al Ali, A. Y. A., Al Ghailani, R. B., & Alex, J. K. (2026). Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(4), em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154

Vancouver

Aldhaheri MSBA, Shaqraa MA, Alketbi LMS, Al Ali AYA, Al Ghailani RB, Alex JK. Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(4):em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154

AMA

Aldhaheri MSBA, Shaqraa MA, Alketbi LMS, Al Ali AYA, Al Ghailani RB, Alex JK. Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(4), em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154

Chicago

Aldhaheri, Mariam Saif Bal Asl, Maryam Ahmed Shaqraa, Latifa Muhair Sari Alketbi, Aishah Yousuf Abdulla Al Ali, Reem Baryaa Al Ghailani, and Jogymol Kalariparampil Alex. "Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 4 (2026): em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154

Harvard

Aldhaheri, M. S. B. A., Shaqraa, M. A., Alketbi, L. M. S., Al Ali, A. Y. A., Al Ghailani, R. B., and Alex, J. K. (2026). Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(4), em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154

MLA

Aldhaheri, Mariam Saif Bal Asl et al. "Early geometry teaching and learning: An analysis of early childhood student teachers’ geometric reasoning through the van Hiele framework". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 4, 2026, em2809. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18154