Using manipulatives to improve learning in the undergraduate neurophysiology curriculum

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 109-119

  Krontiris Litowitz, Johanna ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Conceptual models; Constructivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ION CHANNEL; LEARNING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT;

EID: 0347763579     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00042.2002     Document Type: Article

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