Developing information fluency in introductory biology students in the context of an investigative laboratory

Cell Biology Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Lindquester, Gary J ^a   Burks, Romi L ^a,b   Jaslow, Carolyn R ^a  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information fluency; Information literacy; Introductory biology laboratory; Pedagogy; Scientific method; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEARNING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEDAGOGICS; QUALITY CONTROL; READING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; APTITUDE; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLICATION; STUDENT;

APTITUDE; BIOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LABORATORIES; LIBRARY MATERIALS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS;

EID: 21844447812     PISSN: 15367509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.04-07-0046     Document Type: Article

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