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DOI:10.1187/cbe.19-11-0259 - Corpus ID: 213373469
@article{Clemmons2020BioSkillsGD, title={BioSkills Guide: Development and National Validation of a Tool for Interpreting the Vision and Change Core Competencies}, author={Alexa Clemmons and Jerry Timbrook and Jon C. Herron and Alison J Crowe}, journal={CBE Life Sciences Education}, year={2020}, volume={19}, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:213373469}}
- Alexa Clemmons, Jerry Timbrook, Alison J Crowe
- Published in bioRxiv 16 January 2020
- Biology, Education
The BioSkills Guide is envisioned supporting a variety of applications in undergraduate biology, including backward design of individual lessons and courses, competency assessment development, curriculum mapping and planning, and resource development for less well-defined competencies.
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