Students' understanding of matter: The effect of reasoning ability and grade level

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-31

  Yilmaz, Ayhan ^a   Alp, Elvan ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemical education research; Cross age; Matter; Reasoning ability; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544437152     PISSN: 11094028     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B5RP90013A     Document Type: Article

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