Infusing Active Learning Into the Research Methods Unit

College Teaching

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Bluestone, Cheryl ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; self efficacy; survey psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549083849     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.55.3.91-95     Document Type: Article

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