An analysis of the effectiveness of analogy use in college-level biochemistry textbooks

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1040-1060

  Orgill, Marykay ^a   Bodner, George M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY TEXTBOOKS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 33845571759     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20129     Document Type: Article

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