Analyzing change in students' gene-to-evolution models in college-level introductory biology

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 639-659

  Dauer, Joseph T ^a   Momsen, Jennifer L ^b   Speth, Elena Bray ^c   Makohon Moore, Sasha C ^d   Long, Tammy M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; conceptual models; evolution; model based pedagogy; undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; MODEL-BASED PEDAGOGY; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION COMPUTING; GENES; RESEARCH; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84880571016     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21094     Document Type: Article

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