Misconduct at the Lab? A Performance Task Case Study for Teaching Data Analysis and Critical Thinking

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 314-317

  Contakes, Stephen M ^a  

^a WESTMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical Chemistry; Communication Writing; Forensic Chemistry; Instrumental Methods; Problem Solving Decision Making; Quantitative Analysis; Second Year Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957959308     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00478     Document Type: Article

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