Too much teaching, not enough learning: What is the solution?

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Lujan, Heidi L ^a   DiCarlo, Stephen E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Inquiry; Scholarship

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644450336     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00061.2005     Document Type: Review

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