Correlates of learning in introductory biomechanics

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 499-504

  Knudson, Duane ^a   Bauer, Jeff ^b   Bahamonde, Rafael ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 67649855058     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.108.2.499-504     Document Type: Article

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