Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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Almahdawi, M., Qablan, A., & Alyammahi, F. (2025). Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(7), em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617

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Almahdawi M, Qablan A, Alyammahi F. Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(7):em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617

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Almahdawi M, Qablan A, Alyammahi F. Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(7), em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617

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Almahdawi, Manal, Ahmad Qablan, and Fatima Alyammahi. "Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 7 (2025): em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617

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Almahdawi, M., Qablan, A., and Alyammahi, F. (2025). Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(7), em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617

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Almahdawi, Manal et al. "Factors influencing UAE high school chemistry students’ learning of organic qualitative analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 7, 2025, em2672. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16617