Investigating the effectiveness of an analogy activity in improving students' conceptual change for solution chemistry concepts

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 651-676

  Çalik, Muammer ^a   Ayas, Alipaşa ^b   Coll, Richard K ^c  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Fatih Faculty of Education   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Analogy; Chemistry education; Conceptual change; Conceptual understanding; Types of solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349183517     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-008-9136-9     Document Type: Article

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