Assessment and active learning strategies for introductory geology courses

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-216

  McConnell, David A ^a   Steer, David N ^a   Owens, Kathie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Assessment; Bloom's taxonomy; Inquiry based learning

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 0037624002     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-51.2.205     Document Type: Article

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