The evaluation of field course experiences: A framework for development, improvement, and reporting

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 461, Issue , 2009, Pages 341-356

  Pyle, Eric J ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

COST BENEFIT RATIO; LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN; STUDENT ASSESSMENT; STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES; STUDENT PERFORMANCE;

CURRICULA;

COGNITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; FIELDWORK; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STUDENT;

EID: 77951433408     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.2461(26)     Document Type: Article

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