Infusing active learning into the large-enrollment biology class: Seven strategies, from the simple to complex

Cell Biology Education

Volumn 4, Issue WINTER, 2005, Pages 262-268

  Allen, Deborah ^a   Tanner, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; EDUCATION; LEARNING; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 28644444584     PISSN: 15367509     EISSN: 15367509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.05-08-0113     Document Type: Review

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