Using the concept map technique in teaching introductory cell biology to college freshmen

Bioscene

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-13

  Yarden, Hagit ^a   Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   Gershoni, Jonathan M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Concept map; Conceptions; Energy balance; Genetic material; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544465254     PISSN: 15392422     EISSN: 15392422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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