Redefining authentic research experiences in introductory biology laboratories and barriers to their implementation

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-110

  Spell, Rachelle M ^a   Guinan, Judith A ^b   Miller, Kristen R ^c   Beck, Christopher W ^a,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; LABORATORY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RESEARCH;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; LABORATORIES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; RESEARCH; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84897589377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.13-08-0169     Document Type: Article

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