Simulation of laboratory assignments to support students' learning of introductory inorganic chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-279

  Josephsen, Jens ^a   Kristensen, Agnieszka Kosminska ^a,b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SUHR'S University College of Nutrition and Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognitive tool; Computer based learning environment; Group work; Identification of inorganic compounds; Peer support; Simulated laboratory environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750411150     PISSN: 11094028     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B6RP90013E     Document Type: Article

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