Common origins of diverse misconceptions: Cognitive principles and the development of biology thinking

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-215

  Coley, John D ^a   Tanner, Kimberly D ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

BIOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

EID: 84865993503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-06-0074     Document Type: Article

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