A psychometric analysis of the chemical concepts inventory

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 546-553

  Barbera, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; First Year Undergraduate General; High School Introductory Chemistry; Misconceptions Discrepant Events; Quantitative Analysis; Testing Assessment; Undergraduate Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877739878     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3004353     Document Type: Article

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