Investigative cases and student outcomes in an upper-division cell and molecular biology laboratory course at a minority-serving institution

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-393

  Knight, Jonathan D ^a   Fulop, Rebecca M ^a   Márquez Magaña, Leticia ^a   Tanner, Kimberly D ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHICKEN; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY; LEARNING; MINORITY GROUP; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOTIVATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CHICKENS; CURRICULUM; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LABORATORIES; LEARNING; MINORITY GROUPS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 57349194326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.08-06-0027     Document Type: Article

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