The laboratory in science education: The state of the art

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-107

  Hofstein, Avi ^a   Mamlok Naaman, Rachel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemistry laboratory; Science laboratory; Scientific practical skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247470819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B7RP90003A     Document Type: Article

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