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APA

Wilhelm, J., Krall, R. M., Murphy, C., Birch, B., Cantu, J., & Alper, P. (2026). Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(9), em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115

Vancouver

Wilhelm J, Krall RM, Murphy C, Birch B, Cantu J, Alper P. Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(9):em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115

AMA

Wilhelm J, Krall RM, Murphy C, Birch B, Cantu J, Alper P. Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(9), em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115

Chicago

Wilhelm, Jennifer, Rebecca McNall Krall, Caroline Murphy, Bryan Birch, Javier Cantu, and Pryanna Alper. "Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 9 (2026): em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115

Harvard

Wilhelm, J., Krall, R. M., Murphy, C., Birch, B., Cantu, J., and Alper, P. (2026). Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(9), em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115

MLA

Wilhelm, Jennifer et al. "Elementary preservice teachers’ application of spatial visualization to explain astronomical phenomena". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 9, 2026, em2896. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19115