Redesigning a general education science course to promote critical thinking

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Rowe, Matthew P ^a,d   Marcus Gillespie, B ^b   Harris, Kevin R ^c   Koether, Steven D ^b   Shannon, Li Jen Y ^b   Rose, Lori A ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOGIC; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIENCE; STUDENT; TEXAS; THINKING; UNIVERSITY;

COGNITION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; LOGIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEXAS; THINKING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84938859456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.15-02-0032     Document Type: Article

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