Biology 100: A task-centered, peer-interactive redesign

TechTrends

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 35-100

  Francom, Greg ^a   Bybee, David ^a   Wolfersberger, Mark ^a   Merrill, M David ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67949124487     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-009-0287-5     Document Type: Article

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