The influence of PBL on students' self-efficacy beliefs in chemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 929-938

  Mataka, Lloyd M ^a   Kowalske, Megan Grunert ^b  

^a BEREA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016395495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5rp00099h     Document Type: Article

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