Students' conceptions of ionisation energy: A cross-cultural study

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-283

  Tan, Kim Chwee Daniel ^a   Taber, Keith S ^b   Liu, Xiufeng ^c   Coll, Richard K ^d   Lorenzo, Mercedes ^e   Li, Jia ^f   Goh, Ngoh Khang ^a   Chia, Lian Sai ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^e IES Universidad Laboral   (Spain)

^f SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 36549021682     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701385258     Document Type: Article

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