Complex instructional analogies and theoretical concept acquisition in college genetics

Science Education

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 665-683

  Baker, William P ^a   Lawson, Anton E ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035612991     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.1031     Document Type: Article

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