Grade 12 students' conceptual understanding and mental models of galvanic cells before and after learning by using small-scale experiments in conjunction with a model kit

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 393-407

  Supasorn, Saksri ^a  

^a UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 84968830787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00247d     Document Type: Article

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