Is it possible to improve science process skills and attitudes towards chemistry through the development of metacognitive skills embedded within a motivated chemistry lab?: a self-regulated learning approach

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Saribas, Deniz ^a   Bayram, Hale ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

attitude towards chemistry; metacognitive development; motivation; science process skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649261765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770428     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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