Approaches to learning in a second year chemical engineering course

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 801-819

  Case, Jennifer M ^a   Gunstone, Richard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; LEARNING;

EID: 0344236421     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690305033     Document Type: Article

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