Beyond Clickers, Next Generation Classroom Response Systems for Organic Chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 971-974

  Shea, Kevin M ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Computer Based Learning; Curriculum; General Public; Organic Chemistry; Student Centered Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969705601     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00799     Document Type: Article

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