Just working with the cellular machine a high school game for teaching molecular biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Cardoso, Fernanda Serpa ^a,b   Dumpel, Renata ^a,b   Da Silva, Luisa B Gomes ^a   Rodrigues, Carlos R ^c   Santos, Dilvani O ^a   Cabral, Lucio Mendes ^c   Castro, Helena C ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Game; High school; Molecular biology; Playing; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 41549134431     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20164     Document Type: Article

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