Teaching outside the can: A new approach to introductory biology

Bioscene

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-22

  Ronsheim, Margaret L ^a   Marshall Pregnall, A ^a   Schwarz, Jodi ^a   Schlessman, Mark A ^a   Raley Susman, Kathleen M ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inquiry based learning; Introductory biology; Laboratory; Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349146126     PISSN: 15392422     EISSN: 15392422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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