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Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 2, 010101 (2006)

New instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey

W. K. Adams, K. K. Perkins, N. S. Podolefsky, M. Dubson, N. D. Finkelstein, and C. E. Wieman

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