Development of a chemistry concept inventory for use in chemistry, materials and other engineering courses

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3445-3452

  Pavelich, Michael ^a   Jenkins, Brooke ^b   Birk, James ^b   Bauer, Richard ^b   Krause, Steve ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY CONCEPT INVENTORY (CCI); MENTAL MODELS; OVERLAPPING CONCEPTS; TEACHING METHODS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 5444264553     PISSN: 01901052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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