Modelling photosynthesis to increase conceptual understanding

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-88

  Ross, Pauline ^a   Tronson, Deidre ^a   Ritchie, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active learning; Photosynthesis; Submicroscopic concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645939565     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2006.9656019     Document Type: Article

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