Cutler, S. L., & Kappers, W. M. (2015, June), Simulation to Application: Exploring Student’s Ability to Transfer Skills  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24711

\bibitem{asee_peer_24711}
  Cutler, S. L., \& Kappers, W. M. (2015, June), \emph{Simulation to Application: Exploring Student’s Ability to Transfer Skills}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24711

Stephanie L. Cutler and Wendi M. Kappers.  "Simulation to Application: Exploring Student’s Ability to Transfer Skills".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24711 Internet.  28 Sep, 2023

\bibitem{asee_peer_24711}
  Stephanie L. Cutler and Wendi M. Kappers.
  "Simulation to Application: Exploring Student’s Ability to Transfer Skills".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24711 Internet.  28 Sep, 2023

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