Investigating the longitudinal impact of a successful reform in general chemistry on student enrollment and academic performance

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2037-2044

  Lewis, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical education research; Collaborative Cooperative learning; Curriculum; First Year undergraduate general; Student centered learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916620486     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500404q     Document Type: Article

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