Use of course-embedded projects for program assessment

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Krilowicz, Beverly L ^a   Downs, Timothy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Cognitive tasks associated with science projects; Embedded assessment; Student self report of group process; Undergraduate science education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LEARNING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STUDENT;

EID: 0033002226     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advances.1999.276.6.s39     Document Type: Article

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