Exploring undergraduates' understanding of photosynthesis using diagnostic question clusters

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-57

  Parker, Joyce M ^a   Anderson, Charles W ^a   Heidemann, Merle ^a   Merrill, John ^b   Merritt, Brett ^a   Richmond, Gail ^a   Urban Lurain, Mark ^c  

^a Department of Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Biological Sciences Program   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STUDENT; TEACHING;

BIOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84857859546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.11-07-0054     Document Type: Article

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