The effectiveness of student team-achievement division (STAD) for teaching high school chemistry in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 605-624

  Balfakih, Nagib M A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHING;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0345149376     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690110078879     Document Type: Article

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