University students' and teachers' conceptions of teaching and learning in the biosciences

Instructional Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-370

  Virtanen, Viivi ^a   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biology; Conception of learning; Conception of teaching; Education; Higher education; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953961990     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-008-9088-z     Document Type: Article

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