Assessing understanding in biology

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 118-124

  Mintzes, Joel J ^a   Wandersee, James H ^b   Novak, Joseph D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Learning; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347786607     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2001.9655759     Document Type: Review

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