A critical discussion of the efficacy of using visual learning aids from the internet to promote understanding, illustrated with examples explaining the daniell voltaic cell

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Eilks, Ingo ^a   Witteck, Torsten ^b   Pietzner, Verena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Engelbert Kaempfer Gymnasium (Grammar School)   (Germany)

^c University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animations; Chemistry education; Misconceptions; Multimedia learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349378500     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75266     Document Type: Article

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