Implementation and Student Testing of a Web-Based, Student-Centered Stereochemistry Tutorial

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1178-1187

  Burrmann, Nicola J ^a   Moore, John W ^a,b  

^a Heartland Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet Web Based Learning; Organic Chemistry; Second Year Undergraduate; Stereochemistry; Student Centered Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949195353     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500635d     Document Type: Article

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