Enhancement of quality in chemical inquiry by pre-university students

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 493-509

  Van Rens, Lisette ^a   Pilot, Albert ^a   Van Dijk, Hans ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Formative developmental research; Internet discussions; Pre university student performance; Teaching chemical inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644550648     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-004-2893-1     Document Type: Article

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