Watson, M. K., & Pelkey, J., & Rodgers, M. O., & Noyes, C. R. (2014, June), Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning  Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20474

\bibitem{asee_peer_20474}
  Watson, M. K., \& Pelkey, J., \& Rodgers, M. O., \& Noyes, C. R. (2014, June), \emph{Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning  Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20474

Mary Katherine  Watson, Joshua Pelkey, Michael Owen Rodgers, and Caroline R. Noyes.  "Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning  Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/20474 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20474}
  Mary Katherine  Watson, Joshua Pelkey, Michael Owen Rodgers, and Caroline R. Noyes.
  "Exploring Student Sustainability Knowledge using the Structure of Observed Learning  Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/20474 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

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