How to help students understand physiology? emphasize general models

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-107

  Modell, Harold I ^a  

^a National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Learning physiology; Mental models; Physiological problem solving; Physiology education; Science education; Systems physiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEACHING;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSIOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 0034202664     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advances.2000.23.1.s101     Document Type: Article

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