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Using Crossword Puzzles to Enhance Students’ Learning of Technical Biological Terms
William D. Stansfield
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 3, March 2014; (pp. 208-209) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.3.10
WILLIAM D. STANSFIELD is Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. E-mail: wstansfi@calpoly.edu. Current address: 653 Stanford Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1123.
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The goal of this Quick Fix is to inform biology teachers about the availability of online crossword puzzles that can be used to engage students and help them learn technical biological terms.

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  • online crossword puzzles
  • self-evaluation
  • vocabulary tests
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Using Crossword Puzzles to Enhance Students’ Learning of Technical Biological Terms
William D. Stansfield
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 3, March 2014; (pp. 208-209) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.3.10
WILLIAM D. STANSFIELD is Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. E-mail: wstansfi@calpoly.edu. Current address: 653 Stanford Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1123.
  • For correspondence: wstansfi@calpoly.edu

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William D. Stansfield
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 3, March 2014; (pp. 208-209) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.3.10
WILLIAM D. STANSFIELD is Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. E-mail: wstansfi@calpoly.edu. Current address: 653 Stanford Dr., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1123.
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