Adapting the learning-cycle to enrich undergraduate neuroscience education for all students

Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Stewart, Mark ^a   Stavrianeas, Stasinos ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory experiences; Non science majors; Problem based learning; Undergraduate neuroscience education

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249112500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15442896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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