Increasing interactivity and authenticity of chemistry instruction through data acquisition systems and other technologies

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-481

  Milner Bolotin, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Demonstrations; First Year Undergraduate General; Inquiry Based Discovery Learning; Instrumental Methods; Interdisciplinary Multidisciplinary; Laboratory Equipment Apparatus; Student Centered Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858680966     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed1008443     Document Type: Article

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