Impact of Undergraduate Science Course Innovations on Learning

Maria Araceli Ruiz‐Primo; Derek C. Briggs; Heidi L. Iverson; Robert M. Talbot; Lorrie A. Shepard

doi:10.1126/science.1198976

Abstract

Despite revealing some positive impacts, studies too often suffer from weak design and inadequate reporting.

Keywords

Course (navigation)Mathematics educationEngineering ethicsMedical educationPsychologyData scienceComputer scienceEngineeringMedicine

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University of Colorado Denver US

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Publication Info

Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 331
Issue: 6022
Pages: 1269-1270
Citations: 240
Access: Closed

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                                    Maria Araceli Ruiz‐Primo, 
                                
                                    Derek C. Briggs, 
                                
                                    Heidi L. Iverson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Impact of Undergraduate Science Course Innovations on Learning. 
                            Science
                            , 331
                            (6022)
                            , 1269-1270.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1198976
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1198976