School chemistry vs. chemistry in research: An exploratory experiment

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-256

  Habraken, Clarisse L ^a   Buijs, Wim ^b   Borkent, Hens ^c   Ligeon, Willy ^d   Wender, Harry ^e   Meijer, Marijn ^f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Aquinocollege   (Netherlands)

^e Thijcollege   (Netherlands)

^f Newmancollege   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Molecular modeling; Out of school learning; School chemistry; Visuospatial talents

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644441496     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016638616725     Document Type: Review

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