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ERIC Number: EJ476616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Content Analysis of the Presentation of the Mole Concept in Chemistry Textbooks.
Staver, John R.; Lumpe, Andrew T.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v30 n4 p321-37 Apr 1993
Examined the means used by textbook authors to introduce, define, and explain the mole concept in high school and introductory college chemistry textbooks (n=29). Among the conclusions are that the presentation and definitions of moles in the textbooks are most frequently abstract and theoretical in nature. (PR)
Descriptors: Chemical Nomenclature, Chemistry, High Schools, Higher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mole (Chemical); Science Education Research