Secondary students' perceptions about learning qualitative analysis in inorganic chemistry

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-234

  Daniel Tan, Kim Chwee ^a   Goh, Ngoh Khang ^a   Chia, Lian Sai ^a   Treagust, David F ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84903591102     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140120087740     Document Type: Article

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