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APA

Conboy, J. E., & Fonseca, J. M. B. (2009). Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 5(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252

Vancouver

Conboy JE, Fonseca JMB. Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2009;5(1):3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252

AMA

Conboy JE, Fonseca JMB. Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2009;5(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252

Chicago

Conboy, Joseph E., and Jesuína M. B. Fonseca. "Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2009 5 no. 1 (2009): 3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252

Harvard

Conboy, J. E., and Fonseca, J. M. B. (2009). Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 5(1), pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252

MLA

Conboy, Joseph E. et al. "Student Generated Recommendations for Enhancing Success in Secondary Science and Mathematics". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75252