Relationship of Robotic Implementation on Changes in Middle School Students' Beliefs and Interest toward Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. James Hooks, Dr. Joseph Marcoline, and Dr. Christian Schunn

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