Teaching the process of science: Faculty perceptions and an effective methodology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 524-535

  Coil, David ^a,b   Wenderoth, Mary Pat ^a   Cunningham, Matthew ^a   Dirks, Clarissa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; SCIENCE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CURRICULUM; FACULTY; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 78650701090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-01-0005     Document Type: Article

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