The natural selection: Identifying & correcting non-science student preconceptions through an inquiry-based, critical approach to evolution

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 460-466

  Robbins, Jennifer R ^a   Roy, Pamela ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35648976507     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685(2007)69[460:TNSICN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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