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ERIC Number: EJ717056
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May-1
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Major Sources of Difficulty in Students' Understanding of Basic Inorganic Qualitative Analysis
Tan, Kim Chwee Daniel; Goh, Ngoh Khang; Chia, Lian Sai; Treagust, David F.
Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n5 p725 May 2004
To assess the major sources of students' difficulties in qualitative analysis (QA), 51 grade 10 students (15 to 17 year old) from three secondary schools were interviewed. The results found that the major sources of students' difficulties in understanding QA are formation of precipitates, formation of complex salts and addition of acid.
Descriptors: Grade 10, Secondary Schools, Inorganic Chemistry, High School Students, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Scientific Concepts
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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