Student difficulties with the interpretation of a textbook diagram of immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-97

  Schönborn, Konrad J ^a   Anderson, Trevor R ^a   Grayson, Diane J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Student's conceptual and reasoning difficulties; Teaching and learning; Textbook diagrams

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPREHENSION; IMMUNOLOGY; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 18844426778     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030020036     Document Type: Article

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