The impending revolution in undergraduate science education

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-269

  Dehaan, Robert L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive science; Information technology; Science education; Student research; Undergraduate instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244487102     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-005-4425-3     Document Type: Article

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