The concept lens diagram: A new mechanism for presenting biochemistry content in terms of "big ideas"

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-279

  Rowland, Susan L ^a   Smith, Christopher A ^a   Gillam, Elizabeth M A ^a   Wright, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Big ideas in biochemistry; Conceptual teaching and learning; Curriculum design development and implementation; Key concepts; Original models for teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 79960534135     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: 15393429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20517     Document Type: Article

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