Approaches to biology teaching and learning: On integrating pedagogical training into the graduate experiences of future science faculty

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Tanner, Kimberly ^a   Allen, Deborah ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICINE; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICINE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PEDAGOGICS; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; SCIENCE IN GENERAL; SKILL RETENTION;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; SCIENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33646385117     PISSN: '     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.05-12-0132     Document Type: Review

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