Improving performance in a second year chemistry course: An evaluation of a tutorial scheme on the learning of chemistry

South African Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2005, Pages 138-143

  Davidowitz, Bette ^a   Rollnick, Marissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemical education; Curriculum design; Improving performance in chemistry; Tutorials

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144493144     PISSN: 03794350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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