The use of an intervention programme to improve undergraduatestudents' chemical knowledge and address their misconceptions

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Regan, Áine ^a   Childs, Peter ^a   Hayes, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chemical misconceptions; Diagnostic testing; Higher education; Intervention programme; Student retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054106396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1rp90027g     Document Type: Article

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