The conceptual change approach to teaching chemical equilibrium

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-235

  Canpolat, Nurtaç ^a   Pınarbaşı, Tacettin ^a   Bayrakçeken, Samih ^a   Geban, Omer ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 38949156561     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140600811619     Document Type: Article

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