Teaching chemical bonding through jigsaw cooperative learning

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-57

  Doymus, Kemal ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

chemical bonding; cooperative learning; jigsaw technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955524615     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140701847470     Document Type: Article

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