Argumentation in the Chemistry Laboratory: Inquiry and Confirmatory Experiments

Research in Science Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 317-345

  Katchevich, Dvora ^a   Hofstein, Avi ^a   Mamlok Naaman, Rachel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Chemistry laboratory; Confirmatory type experiment; High order learning skills; Inquiry type experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872873081     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-011-9267-9     Document Type: Article

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