Educational analysis of the first year chemistry experiment Thermodynamics Think-In': An ACELL experiment

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-273

  Read, Justin R ^a   Kable, Scott H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACELL project; Cooperative learning; First year undergraduate chemistry laboratory; Laboratory based learning; Physical chemistry; Practical work; Student engagement; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247532442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B6RP90034H     Document Type: Article

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