Analysis of verbal interactions during an extended, open-inquiry general chemistry laboratory investigation

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1160-1186

  Krystyniak, Rebecca A ^a   Heikkinen, Henry W ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Discourse analysis; Laboratory science

Indexed keywords

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY SCIENCES; VERBAL INTERACTIONS;

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 35348923725     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20218     Document Type: Article

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