The value of animations in biology teaching: A study of long-term memory retention

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-223

  O'Day, Danton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEACHING;

BIOLOGY; CARTOONS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 34548832527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-01-0002     Document Type: Article

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