Evaluation of the effectiveness of conceptual change texts in the REACT strategy

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-38

  Ültay, Neslihan ^a   Durukan, Ümmü Gülsüm ^a   Ültay, Eser ^a  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84929235137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00182f     Document Type: Article

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