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German: available soon
Japanese: 
, translated by Kazuya Takahashi and Ahram Choi
Korean: 
, translated by Ji Y. Hong
Spanish: Questionario de Motivación por las Ciencias, translated by Mauricio Garcia
Turkish: Fen Bilimleri Motivasyon Anketi, translated by Filyet Ash Ersöz
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