Using art-based chemistry activities to improve students' conceptual understanding in chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1610-1615

  Danipog, Dennis L ^a   Ferido, Marlene B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Curriculum; Graduate Education Research; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; High School Introductory Chemistry; Inquiry Based Discovery Learning; Precipitation Solubility; Problem Solving Decision Making; Solutions Solvents

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755174374     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100009a     Document Type: Article

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