Genetics in the 21st century: The benefits & challenges of incorporating a project-based genetics unit in biology classrooms

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-230

  Alozie, Nonye ^a   Eklund, Jennifer ^b   Rogat, Aaron ^c   Krajcik, Joseph ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancing student learning; Explanations; Genetics; High school classrooms; Models; Project based science; Real world connections

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951200312     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/abt.2010.72.4.5     Document Type: Article

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