Misconceptions of cell division held by student teachers in biology: A drawing analysis

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-247

  Dikmenli, Musa ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biology education; Cell division; Misconceptions; Students' drawings

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949083459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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