Using topic order to reinforce student algebra skills in a community college introductory chemistry course

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 858-859

  Blakely, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogies transfer; Curriculum; First year undergraduate general

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960051256     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100875w     Document Type: Review

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