Active Learning and Student-centered Pedagogy Improve Student Attitudes and Performance in Introductory Biology
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عنوان ژورنال: CBE—Life Sciences Education
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1931-7913
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-03-0025