Mathematical manipulative models: In defense of "beanbag biology"

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-211

  Jungck, John R ^a   Gaff, Holly ^b   Weisstein, Anton E ^c  

^a BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FOX; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; POPULATION DENSITY; RABBIT; STUDENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOXES; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; POPULATION DENSITY; RABBITS; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS;

EID: 77958617156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-03-0040     Document Type: Article

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