Design criteria for learning and teaching genetics

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 108-112

  Knippels, Marie Christine P J ^a   Waarlo, Arend Jan ^a,b   Boersma, Kerst Th ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Science and Mathematics Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biology education; Design criteria; Genetics; Learning and teaching difficulties

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244466735     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2005.9655976     Document Type: Review

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