1, 2, 3, 4: Infusing quantitative literacy into introductory biology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-332

  Speth, Elena Bray ^a   Momsen, Jennifer L ^b   Moyerbrailean, Gregory A ^c   Ebert May, Diane ^c   Long, Tammy M ^c   Wyse, Sara ^d   Linton, Debra ^e  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FROGS AND TOADS; MATHEMATICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; WOLVES;

EID: 77958570905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-03-0033     Document Type: Article

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