A critical analysis of assessment quality in genomics and bioinformatics education research

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 530-541

  Campbell, Chad E ^a   Nehm, Ross H ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84883892925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-06-0073     Document Type: Article

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