Latent constructs of the students' assessment of their learning gains instrument following instruction in stereochemistry

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 309-319

  Vishnumolakala, Venkat Rao ^a   Southam, Daniel C ^a   Treagust, David F ^a   Mocerino, Mauro ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85016400695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5rp00214a     Document Type: Article

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