Effect of bead and illustrations models on high school students' achievement in molecular genetics

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 500-529

  Rotbain, Yosi ^a   Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   Stavy, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STUDENTS;

MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 33646694518     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20144     Document Type: Review

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