Active learning and student-centered pedagogy improve student attitudes and performance in introductory biology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Armbruster, Peter ^a   Patel, Maya ^a,b   Johnson, Erika ^a   Weiss, Martha ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ATTITUDE; BIOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS;

EID: 70349472971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-03-0025     Document Type: Article

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