Promoting Understanding of Chemical Bonding and Spontaneity through Student Explanation and Integration of Ideas

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 464-496

  Teichert, Melonie A ^a   Stacy, Angelica M ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036683323     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10033     Document Type: Article

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