Biology concept inventories: Overview, status, and next steps

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1079-1085

  D'Avanzo, Charlene ^a  

^a HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology concept inventory; Biology concepts; Faculty development; Introductory biology; Scientific teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349140785     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B581111     Document Type: Review

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