Development of chemistry attitudes and experiences questionnaire (CAEQ)

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 649-668

  Dalgety, Jacinta ^a   Coll, Richard K ^b   Jones, Alister ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; CURRICULA; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS; TESTING;

CHEMISTRY ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; CHEMISTRY COURSE; SELF-EFFICACY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0141844454     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10103     Document Type: Article

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