The significance of implicit knowledge for learning and teaching chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 447-461

  Taber, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84908697895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00124a     Document Type: Review

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