The use of E-mail and in-class writing to facilitate student-instructor interaction in large-enrollment traditional and active learning classes

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-119

  Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   Sokolove, Phillip G ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; E mail messages; Introductory biology course; Student instructor communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749610617     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014609328479     Document Type: Article

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