Student views of concept mapping use in introductory tertiary biology classes

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 641-668

  Buntting, Cathy ^a   Coll, Richard Kevin ^a   Campbell, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Introductory biology; Prior knowledge; Tertiary level

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845291929     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-005-9014-7     Document Type: Review

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