International Journal of Changes in Education

The authors would like to thank the University of Prince EdwardIsland for their support of this project and Jonathan Hayes for hisassistance reviewing the results in the lens of the PEI education system.

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APA

Christensen, E., & Osgood, L. E. (2024). Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Changes in Education, 1(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859

Vancouver

Christensen E, Osgood LE. Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2024;1(1):41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859

AMA

Christensen E, Osgood LE. Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2024;1(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859

Chicago

Christensen, Emma, and Libby Elizabeth Osgood. "Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review". International Journal of Changes in Education 2024 1 no. 1 (2024): 41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859

Harvard

Christensen, E., and Osgood, L. E. (2024). Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Changes in Education, 1(1), pp. 41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859

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Christensen, Emma et al. "Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in STEM Education: A Scoping Review". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 1, no. 1, 2024, pp. 41-50. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021859