Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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APA

Gebremeskel, A. A., Ayele, M. A., & Wondimuneh, T. E. (2025). Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(5), em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391

Vancouver

Gebremeskel AA, Ayele MA, Wondimuneh TE. Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(5):em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391

AMA

Gebremeskel AA, Ayele MA, Wondimuneh TE. Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(5), em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391

Chicago

Gebremeskel, Alemayehu Anbess, Mulugeta Atnafu Ayele, and Tadele Ejigu Wondimuneh. "Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 5 (2025): em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391

Harvard

Gebremeskel, A. A., Ayele, M. A., and Wondimuneh, T. E. (2025). Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(5), em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391

MLA

Gebremeskel, Alemayehu Anbess et al. "Student engagement, conceptual-understanding, and problem-solving ability in learning plane geometry through an integrated instructional approach". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 5, 2025, em2634. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16391