Effects of cooperative concept mapping teaching approach on secondary school students' motivation in biology in Gucha District, Kenya

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-124

  Keraro, Fred Nyabuti ^a   Wachanga, Samuel W ^a   Orora, William ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Kenyatta Secondary School Nakuru   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Concept mapping teaching approach; Motivation in learning biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845987469     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-005-9026-3     Document Type: Article

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