Perceptions of the learning environment and associations with cognitive achievement among gifted biology students

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-38

  Rita, Ronald D ^a   Martin Dunlop, Catherine S ^b  

^a Long Beach Polytechnic High School   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Biology classroom environment; Biology teaching; Gifted science students; What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955913698     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-011-9080-4     Document Type: Article

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