Fostering meaningful classroom discussion: Student-generated questions, quotations, and talking points

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-175

  Connor Greene, Patricia A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944452667     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top3203_10     Document Type: Review

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