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APA

David, O., & Venuste, N. (2021). Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(2), em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697

Vancouver

David O, Venuste N. Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(2):em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697

AMA

David O, Venuste N. Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(2), em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697

Chicago

David, Opanga, and Nsengimana Venuste. "Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2021 17 no. 2 (2021): em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697

Harvard

David, O., and Venuste, N. (2021). Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(2), em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697

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David, Opanga et al. "Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 17, no. 2, 2021, em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697