Learning Biology Through Innovative Curricula: A Comparison of Game- and Nongame-Based Approaches

Science Education

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 696-720

  Sadler, Troy D ^a   Romine, William L ^b   Menon, Deepika ^a   Ferdig, Richard E ^c   Annetta, Leonard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84934438099     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21171     Document Type: Article

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