Student Conceptions of Ionic Bonding: Patterns of thinking across three European contexts

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2843-2873

  Taber, Keith S ^a   Tsaparlis, Georgios ^b   Nakiboǧlu, Canan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative conceptions; Conceptual frameworks; Cross national comparisons; Cultural factors in learning; Ionic bonding; Learning chemistry concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867832243     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.656150     Document Type: Article

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