Chemistry in the field and chemistry in the classroom: A cognitive disconnect?

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-661

  Evans, Karen L ^a   Leinhardt, Gaea ^a   Karabinos, Michael ^b   Yaron, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; FLOWCHARTING; TEXTBOOKS;

COGNITIVE DISCONNECT; MERRILL CHEMISTRY; MODERN CHEMISTRY;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33645411196     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p655     Document Type: Article

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