A comparison of chemistry teachers' and grade 11 students' alternative conceptions of 'rate of reaction'

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-346

  Kolomuç, Ali ^a   Çalik, Muammer ^b  

^a ARTVIN CORUH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative conception; Chemistry teacher; Grade 11 students; Rate of reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872743026     PISSN: 16483898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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