Case study analysis and the remediation of misconceptions about respiratory physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 215-223

  Cliff, William H ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Alternative conceptions; Assessment; Conceptual change; Conceptual diagnostic test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750976347     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00002.2006     Document Type: Article

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