Targeting the development of content knowledge and scientific reasoning: Reforming college-level chemistry for nonscience majors

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-51

  Carmel, Justin H ^a   Jessa, Yasmin ^a   Yezierski, Ellen J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Curriculum; First Year Undergraduate General; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; Nonmajor Courses; Problem Solving Decision Making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921328040     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500207t     Document Type: Article

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