Effects of concept map teaching on students' critical thinking and approach to learning and studying

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 466-469

  Chen, Shiah Lian ^a   Liang, Tienli ^a   Lee, Mei Li ^a   Liao, I Chen ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

EID: 80051721956     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20110415-06     Document Type: Article

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