Opportunities for self-evaluation increase student calibration in an introductory biology course

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Osterhage, Jennifer L ^a   Usher, Ellen L ^a   Douin, Trisha A ^a   Bailey, William M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; TIME FACTOR;

BIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85065405740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.18-10-0202     Document Type: Article

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