Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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APA

Santos, V., Silva, A., Pinto, F., Machado, M. M., & Martins, F. (2026). STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668

Vancouver

Santos V, Silva A, Pinto F, Machado MM, Martins F. STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11):em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668

AMA

Santos V, Silva A, Pinto F, Machado MM, Martins F. STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11), em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668

Chicago

Santos, Vanda, Ana Silva, Filipa Pinto, Marisa Maia Machado, and Fernando Martins. "STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 11 (2026): em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668

Harvard

Santos, V., Silva, A., Pinto, F., Machado, M. M., and Martins, F. (2026). STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668

MLA

Santos, Vanda et al. "STEAM and educational robotics in the development of statistical literacy". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 11, 2026, em2951. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19668