Active learning not associated with student learning in a random sample of college biology courses

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-405

  Andrews, T M ^a   Leonard, M J ^a   Colgrove, C A ^a   Kalinowski, S T ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SELECTION, GENETIC; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 82755195145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.11-07-0061     Document Type: Article

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