Promoting active learning in high school chemistry: Learning achievement and attitude

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 2625-2630

  Sesen, Burcin Acar ^a   Tarhan, Leman ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acids and bases; active learning; attitude towards chemistry lesson; constructivism; misconception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957708726     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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