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Gulacar O, Milkey A, McLane S. Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry. EURASIA J MATH SCI T. 2019;15(8):em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231

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Gulacar, O., Milkey, A., & McLane, S. (2019). Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(8), em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231

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Gulacar O, Milkey A, McLane S. Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry. EURASIA J MATH SCI T. 2019;15(8), em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231

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Gulacar, Ozcan, Alexandra Milkey, and Spivey McLane. "Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry". EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2019 15 no. 8 (2019): em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231

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Gulacar, O., Milkey, A., and McLane, S. (2019). Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(8), em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231

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Gulacar, Ozcan et al. "Exploring the Effect of Prior Knowledge and Gender on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Structures in Chemistry". EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 8, 2019, em1726. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/106231