A Rubric for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Scientific Inquiry in Psychology

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-208

  Halonen, Jane S ^a   Bosack, Ted ^b   Clay, Shirley ^c   McCarthy, Maureen ^d   Dunn, Dana S ^e   Hill, G William ^f   McEntarffer, Rob ^g   Mehrotra, Chandra ^h   Nesmith, Robbye ⁱ   Weaver, Kenneth A ^j   Whitlock, Kristin ^k  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Northeast Texas Community College   (United States)

^d AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MORAVIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^f KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Lincoln Southeast High School Lincoln   (United States)

^h School of Health Science   (United States)

ⁱ Navarro College   (United States)

^j EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k Davis County School District Utah   (United States)

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EID: 0141461668     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP3003_01     Document Type: Article

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