"Do i need to know this for the exam?" Using popular media, inquiry-based laboratories, and a community of scientific practice to motivate students to learn developmental biology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-44

  Madhuri, Marga ^a   Broussard, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION;

EID: 41949132220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-06-0044     Document Type: Review

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