It’s personal: Biology instructors prioritize personal evidence over empirical evidence in teaching decisions

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Andrews, Tessa C ^a   Lemons, Paula P ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SATISFACTION; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FACULTY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84981736025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.14-05-0084     Document Type: Article

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