Promoting pre-service elementary students' understanding of chemical equilibrium through discussions in small groups

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 467-484

  Bilgin, Ibrahim ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemical equilibrium; Misconception; Propositional knowledge; Small group discussions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750539362     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-005-9015-6     Document Type: Article

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