Relational analysis of college chemistry-major students' conceptions of and approaches to learning chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 555-565

  Li, Wei Ting ^a   Liang, Jyh Chong ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84886685708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp00034f     Document Type: Article

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