Discovering the cell: An educational game about cell and molecular biology

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-36

  Spiegel, Carolina N ^a,b   Alves, Gutemberg G ^a,b   Cardona, Tânia Da S ^a   Melim, Leandra M C ^a,c   Luz, Mauricio R M P ^a,c   Araújo Jorge, Tania C ^a   Henriques Pons, Andrea ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Instituo Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Education; Evaluation; Game; Secondary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549084907     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2008.9656146     Document Type: Article

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