Variation in student reflections on their conceptions of and approaches to learning biochemistry in a first-year ealth sciences' service subject

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1887-1904

  Minasian Batmanian, Laura C ^a   Lingard, Jennifer ^a   Prosser, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751314344     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600621274     Document Type: Article

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