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Ratings of students reveal an unfavourable image of physics and possible directions for improvement.
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AHLGREN, A., WALBERG, H. Changing Attitudes towards Science among Adolescents. Nature 245, 187–190 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245187a0
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