Information literacy in biology education: An example from an advanced cell biology course

Cell Biology Education

Volumn 4, Issue WINTER, 2005, Pages 335-343

  Porter, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Computer databases; Information literacy; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAPER; READING; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 28644441198     PISSN: 15367509     EISSN: 15367509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.04-12-0060     Document Type: Review

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