The relationship between instructors' conceptions of geoscience learning and classroom practice at a research university

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 264-274

  Markley, C T ^a   Miller, H ^b   Kneeshaw, T ^c   Herbert, B E ^d  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HIGHER EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 70450179798     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1.3544276     Document Type: Article

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