Integration of information and scientific literacy: Promoting literacy in undergraduates

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 536-542

  Porter, Jason A ^a   Wolbach, Kevin C ^a   Purzycki, Catherine B ^a   Bowman, Leslie A ^a   Agbada, Eva ^a   Mostrom, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; INFORMATION LITERACY; SCIENCE; STUDENT;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; INFORMATION LITERACY; SCIENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 78650692253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-01-0006     Document Type: Article

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