Integration of Video-Based Demonstrations to Prepare Students for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 476-483

  Nadelson, Louis S ^a   Scaggs, Jonathan ^b   Sheffield, Colin ^b   McDougal, Owen M ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning theories; Organic chemistry; Second year undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937518912     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-014-9535-3     Document Type: Article

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