Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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APA

Daniel, A., Gebeyhu, D., Assefa, S., & Abate, T. (2025). The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(10), em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035

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Daniel A, Gebeyhu D, Assefa S, Abate T. The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(10):em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035

AMA

Daniel A, Gebeyhu D, Assefa S, Abate T. The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(10), em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035

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Daniel, Adisu, Desta Gebeyhu, Shimeles Assefa, and Tsedeke Abate. "The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 10 (2025): em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035

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Daniel, A., Gebeyhu, D., Assefa, S., and Abate, T. (2025). The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(10), em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035

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Daniel, Adisu et al. "The holistic effect of nature of science and science process skills on students’ conceptual and procedural knowledge and motivation within the context of modified guided discovery in physics laboratory". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 10, 2025, em2708. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/17035