Designing and evaluating an evidence-informed instruction in chemical kinetics

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-28

  Cakmakci, Gultekin ^a   Aydogdu, Cemil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative conception; Catalysis; Chemical kinetics; Rate of reaction; Research evidence based practice; Research evidence informed practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054092191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1rp90004h     Document Type: Article

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