Effect of cooperative problem-based lab instruction on metacognition and problem-solving skills

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 700-706

  Sandi Urena, Santiago ^a   Cooper, Melanie ^b   Stevens, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Collaborative Cooperative Learning; General Public; Inquiry Based Discovery Learning; Laboratory Instruction; Problem Solving Decision Making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860741335     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed1011844     Document Type: Article

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