The effect of using inquiry and multiple representations on introductory geology students' conceptual model development of coastal eutrophication

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-211

  McNeal, Karen S ^a   Miller, Heather R ^b   Herbert, Bruce E ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATION REFORM; EUTROPHICATION; LEARNING; MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 67649386235     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-56.3.201     Document Type: Article

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