Why is genetics so hard to learn? Insights from examiner reports for 16- to 18-year-olds in England

By Jack Mussard, Michael J. Reiss

Issue 384 | Page 32 | Published Mar 2022

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Examiner reports and student and teacher interviews can be used to help understand the difficulties that A-level biology students have when learning genetics.

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