Cooperative learning in organic chemistry increases student assessment of learning gains in key transferable skills

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 441-456

  Canelas, Dorian A ^a   Hill, Jennifer L ^a   Novicki, Andrea ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85031088257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c7rp00014f     Document Type: Article

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