Supporting learning of high-school genetics using authentic research practices: The teacher's role

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-135

  Gelbart, Hadas ^a   Yarden, Anat ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Bioinformatics education; Conditional knowledge; Research simulation; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255144231     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2011.580771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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