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APA

Dal, B. (2007). How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 3(4), 251-269. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407

Vancouver

Dal B. How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2007;3(4):251-69. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407

AMA

Dal B. How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2007;3(4), 251-269. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407

Chicago

Dal, Burçkin. "How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2007 3 no. 4 (2007): 251-269. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407

Harvard

Dal, B. (2007). How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 3(4), pp. 251-269. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407

MLA

Dal, Burçkin "How Do We Help Students Build Beliefs That Allow Them to Avoid Critical Learning Barriers and Develop A Deep Understanding of Geology?". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 251-269. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75407