Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning Instruction on Epistemological Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Chemistry

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-32

  Çam, Aylin ^a   Geban, Ömer ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward chemistry as a school subject; Case based learning; Epistemological beliefs; High school students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451471190     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9231-x     Document Type: Article

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