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APA

Keyik, N., Sengil Akar, S., & Saygı, E. (2026). Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS. Pedagogical Research, 11(1), em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093

Vancouver

Keyik N, Sengil Akar S, Saygı E. Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2026;11(1):em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093

AMA

Keyik N, Sengil Akar S, Saygı E. Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2026;11(1), em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093

Chicago

Keyik, Nehir, Seyma Sengil Akar, and Elif Saygı. "Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS". Pedagogical Research 2026 11 no. 1 (2026): em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093

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Keyik, N., Sengil Akar, S., and Saygı, E. (2026). Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS. Pedagogical Research, 11(1), em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093

MLA

Keyik, Nehir et al. "Students’ conceptualization of Pythagorean theorem (in RME): Examination with APOS". Pedagogical Research, vol. 11, no. 1, 2026, em0255. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/18093