Effectiveness of conceptual change text-oriented instruction on students' understanding of energy in chemical reactions

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-453

  Taştan, Özgecan ^a   Yalçınkaya, Eylem ^a   Boz, Yezdan ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Conceptual change text; Energy in chemical reactions; Enthalpy; Misconceptions; Traditional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149098771     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-008-9113-7     Document Type: Article

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