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ERIC Number: EJ596034
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
An Investigation into Chemical Engineering Students' Understanding of the Mole and the Use of Concrete Activities To Promote Conceptual Change.
Case, Jennifer M.; Fraser, Duncan M.
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n12 p1237-49 Dec 1999
Describes an investigation of first-year chemical engineering students' understanding of the mole concept. Finds that a series of activities designed to provide students with visual or experiential points of reference for the mole concept had a strong positive effect on student misconceptions. Contains 16 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Misconceptions, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change; Mole (Chemical)