Active Learning in a Non-Majors Biology Class: Lessons Learned

College Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 92-96

  McClanahan, Elaine B ^a   McClanahan, Lon L ^b  

^a California State University ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; lecturing; student teacher interaction; teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844306753     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567550209595884     Document Type: Article

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