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Mohtar, L. E., Halim, L., Samsudin, M. A., & Ismail, M. E. (2019). Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(4), em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567

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Mohtar LE, Halim L, Samsudin MA, Ismail ME. Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(4):em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567

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Mohtar LE, Halim L, Samsudin MA, Ismail ME. Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2019;15(4), em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567

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Mohtar, Lilia Ellany, Lilia Halim, Mohd. Ali Samsudin, and Mohd Erfy Ismail. "Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2019 15 no. 4 (2019): em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567

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Mohtar, L. E., Halim, L., Samsudin, M. A., and Ismail, M. E. (2019). Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15(4), em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567

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Mohtar, Lilia Ellany et al. "Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Science Achievement in Malaysia and Japan: An Analysis of TIMSS 2015". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 15, no. 4, 2019, em1697. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/103567