Making biology learning relevant to students: Integrating people, history, and context into college biology teaching

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-278

  Chamany, Katayoun ^a   Allen, Deborah ^b   Tanner, Kimberly ^c  

^a Eugene Lang College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 55949132628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.08-06-0029     Document Type: Review

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