Summer professional development in chemistry for inservice teachers using OWL quick prep

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Powell, Cynthia B ^a   Pamplin, Kim L ^a   Blake, Robert E ^b   Mason, Diana S ^c  

^a ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Content mastery; Misconceptions; Online learning; Professional development for secondary science teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952236357     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9186-y     Document Type: Article

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