Learning our L.I.M.I.T.S.: Less is more in teaching science

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-20

  Hoskins, Sally G ^a   Stevens, Leslie M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nature of science; Primary literature; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

BOOK; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSIOLOGY; TEACHING; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 65649147586     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.90184.2008     Document Type: Note

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