Student Perceptions of Online Homework Use for Formative Assessment of Learning in Organic Chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1813-1819

  Richards Babb, Michelle ^a   Curtis, Reagan ^a   Georgieva, Zornitsa ^a   Penn, John H ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment Review Materials; Internet Web Based Learning; Multimedia Based Learning; Organic Chemistry; Second Year Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946934948     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00294     Document Type: Article

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