Using structure-based organic chemistry online tutorials with automated correction for student practice and review

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1851-1854

  O'Sullivan, Timothy P ^a   Hargaden, Gráinne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

First Year Undergraduate General; Internet Web Based Learning; Mechanisms of Reactions; Organic Chemistry; Reactions; Synthesis; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922423590     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500140n     Document Type: Article

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