Chemical education research in Glasgow in perspective

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-63

  Johnstone, Alex H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated research; Laboratory; Language; Multi level nature of chemistry; Problem solving; Science education; Secondary and tertiary levels; Working memory model

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646380861     PISSN: 11094028     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B5RP90021B     Document Type: Review

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