A study of approaches to solving open-ended problems in chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 468-475

  Overton, Tina ^a   Potter, Nicholas ^a   Leng, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84886712907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp00028a     Document Type: Article

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