Conceptual versus algorithmic learning in high school chemistry: The case of basic quantum chemical concepts Part 2. Students' common errors, misconceptions and difficulties in understanding

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-340

  Papaphotis, Georgios ^a   Tsaparlis, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Algorithmic learning; Conceptual learning; Misconceptions; Old quantum theory; Quantum chemical concepts; Upper secondary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749088479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b818470b     Document Type: Article

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