A study on teaching gases to prospective primary science teachers through problem-based learning

Research in Science Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-290

  Senocak, Erdal ^a   Taskesenligil, Yavuz ^b   Sozbilir, Mustafa ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chemistry; Conventional teaching; Gases; Problem based learning; Science teacher education; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250020765     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-006-9026-5     Document Type: Article

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