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Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale

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Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale. / Kutuk, Gulsah; Putwain, David W.; Kaye, Linda et al.
In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 38, No. 5, 01.08.2020, p. 649-658.

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Kutuk, G, Putwain, DW, Kaye, L & Garrett, B 2020, 'Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 649-658. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282919875881

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Kutuk, G., Putwain, D. W., Kaye, L., & Garrett, B. (2020). Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38(5), 649-658. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282919875881

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Kutuk G, Putwain DW, Kaye L, Garrett B. Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 2020 Aug 1;38(5):649-658. Epub 2019 Sept 15. doi: 10.1177/0734282919875881

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Kutuk, Gulsah ; Putwain, David W. ; Kaye, Linda et al. / Development and Validation of a New Multidimensional Language Class Anxiety Scale. In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 2020 ; Vol. 38, No. 5. pp. 649-658.

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