The role of domain-specific knowledge in promoting generative reasoning in genetics

ICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 147-153

  Duncan, Ravit Golan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MODEL; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; DOMAIN SPECIFIC; DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TYPES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

CHROMOSOMES; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84884374885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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