Misconceptions yesterday, today, and tomorrow

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-186

  Leonard, Mary J ^a   Kalinowski, Steven T ^a   Andrews, Tessa C ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84897646885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.13-12-0244     Document Type: Article

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