Does space matter? Impact of classroom space on student learning in an organic-first Curriculum

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Muthyala, Rajeev S ^a   Wei, Wei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Constructivism; First Year Undergraduate General; Student Centered Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872150124     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3002122     Document Type: Article

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