Curriculum alignment with vision and change improves student scientific literacy

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Auerbach, Anna Jo ^a   Schussler, Elisabeth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; LITERACY; STANDARDS; STUDENT; TRENDS; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INFORMATION LITERACY; LITERACY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 85019216766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.16-04-0160     Document Type: Article

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