Biological inquiry: A new course and assessment plan in response to the call to transform undergraduate biology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-363

  Goldey, Ellen S ^a   Abercrombie, Clarence L ^a   Ivy, Tracie M ^a   Kusher, Dave I ^a   Moeller, John F ^a   Rayner, Doug A ^a   Smith, Charles F ^a   Spivey, Natalie W ^a  

^a WOFFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84871356963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.11-02-0017     Document Type: Article

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