Using news assignments to develop skills for learning about science from public information sources

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 961-966

  Walczak, Mary M ^a  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; STUDENTS;

GENERAL EDUCATION CHEMISTRY;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 34249775793     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p961     Document Type: Article

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