Using a computer animation to teach high school molecular biology

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Rotbain, Yosi ^a   Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   Stavy, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer animation; Molecular genetics; Nucleic acid; Secondary science

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949173869     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-007-9080-4     Document Type: Article

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