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Title: A person-in-context approach to student engagement in science: Examining learning activities and choice: ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING ACTIVITY, AND CHOICE
Award ID(s):
1661064 0827526
PAR ID:
10032319
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Volume:
55
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0022-4308
Page Range / eLocation ID:
19 to 43
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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