Balancing broad ideas with context: An evaluation of student accuracy in describing ecosystem processes after a system-level intervention

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 57-62

  Jordan, Rebecca C ^a   Brooks, Wesley R ^a   Hmelo Silver, Cindy ^b   Eberbach, Catherine ^b   Sinha, Suparna ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptual representation; ecosystem processes; modelling; Structure Behaviour Function; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897116313     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2013.821080     Document Type: Article

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