Teaching for deeper understanding and lifelong learning

Elements

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-111

  Wirth, Karl R ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Cooperative learning; Mineralogy; Petrology; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PETROLOGY;

ACTIVE LEARNING; ANALYTICAL REASONING; APPROACHES TO LEARNING; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS;

STUDENTS;

EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; LEARNING; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 34247582251     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.3.2.107     Document Type: Article

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