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Alternative assessment strategy and its impact on student comprehension in an undergraduate microbiology course. 微生物学课程的另类评估策略及其对学生理解的影响。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2005-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/JMBE.V6I1.77

B. Margulies, C. Ghent

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引用次数: 11

Alternative assessment strategy and its impact on student comprehension in an undergraduate microbiology course. 微生物学课程的另类评估策略及其对学生理解的影响。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2005-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/me.6.1.3-7.2005

Barry J Margulies, Cynthia A Ghent

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引用次数: 1

Learning partnerships between undergraduate biology students and younger learners. 生物学本科生和年轻学习者之间的学习伙伴关系。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5.74

Lee Abrahamsen

引用次数: 7

Teaching phagocytosis using flow cytometry. 流式细胞术教学吞噬术。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5.76

John T Boothby, Ruthann Kibler, Sabine Rech, Robert Hicks

引用次数: 9

Learning partnerships between undergraduate biology students and younger learners. 生物学本科生和年轻学习者之间的学习伙伴关系。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5i1.74

L. Abrahamsen

引用次数: 4

A Web-Based Comparative Genomics Tutorial for Investigating Microbial Genomes 基于网络的比较基因组学研究微生物基因组教程

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5.71

Michael Strong, D. Cascio, D. Eisenberg

引用次数: 3

A web-based comparative genomics tutorial for investigating microbial genomes. 研究微生物基因组的基于网络的比较基因组学教程。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01

Michael Strong, Duilio Cascio, David Eisenberg

引用次数: 0

Efficacy of MedMyst: an Internet Teaching Tool for Middle School Microbiology. MedMyst:中学微生物学网络教学工具的效果。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5.73

Leslie M Miller, Janette Moreno, Vicky Estrera, David Lane

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引用次数: 19

Three-Dimensional Visualizations in Teaching Genomics and Bioinformatics: Mutations in HIV Envelope Proteins and Their Consequences for Vaccine Design. 基因组学和生物信息学教学中的三维可视化:HIV包膜蛋白的突变及其对疫苗设计的影响。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2004-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v5.72

Kathy M Takayama

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引用次数: 4

Using the primary literature in an allied health microbiology course. 利用相关卫生微生物学课程的原始文献。

Microbiology education Pub Date : 2003-05-01 DOI: 10.1128/me.4.1.30-38.2003

Donald P Breakwell

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引用次数: 4