ADAPTING A METHODOLOGY FROM MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH TO CHEMISTRY EDUCATION RESEARCH: DOCUMENTING COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-211

  Cole, Renee ^a   Becker, Nicole ^b   Towns, Marcy ^b   Sweeney, George ^c   Wawro, Megan ^c   Rasmussen, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom practice; collective activity; discourse; methodology; undergraduate chemistry; undergraduate mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855336422     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-011-9284-1     Document Type: Article

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