Revisiting the chemistry triplet: Drawing upon the nature of chemical knowledge and the psychology of learning to inform chemistry education

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-168

  Taber, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84876165120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp00012e     Document Type: Review

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