Inquiry-Based Laboratory Activities in Electrochemistry: High School Students' Achievements and Attitudes

Research in Science Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 413-435

  Acar Sesen, Burcin ^a   Tarhan, Leman ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude towards chemistry laboratory; Attitude towards chemistry lesson; Chemistry education; Electrochemistry; Inquiry based laboratory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872865687     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-011-9275-9     Document Type: Article

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