A review of research on the teaching and learning of chemical kinetics

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 246-262

  Bain, Kinsey ^a   Towns, Marcy H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016428622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5rp00176e     Document Type: Review

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