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APA

Uwambajimana, S., Minani, E., Mollel, A. D., & Nyirahabimana, P. (2023). The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 3(2), em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595

Vancouver

Uwambajimana S, Minani E, Mollel AD, Nyirahabimana P. The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2023;3(2):em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595

AMA

Uwambajimana S, Minani E, Mollel AD, Nyirahabimana P. The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2023;3(2), em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595

Chicago

Uwambajimana, Sylvere, Evariste Minani, Abraham Daniel Mollel, and Pascasie Nyirahabimana. "The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher 2023 3 no. 2 (2023): em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595

Harvard

Uwambajimana, S., Minani, E., Mollel, A. D., and Nyirahabimana, P. (2023). The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 3(2), em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595

MLA

Uwambajimana, Sylvere et al. "The impact of using PhET simulation on conceptual understanding of electrostatics within selected secondary schools of Muhanga District, Rwanda". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, vol. 3, no. 2, 2023, em045. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13595