Using invention to change how students tackle problems

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-512

  Taylor, Jared L ^a   Smith, Karen M ^a   van Stolk, Adrian P ^a   Spiegelman, George B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 78650696569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-02-0012     Document Type: Article

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