A comparative study of experiments in the PEP and the Hong Kong Oxford edition of senior high school biology textbooks—A case study in the “molecules and cells” module of the PEP edition

Li Zhang; Xia Zhao; Chuanhong Chen

doi:10.54254/2753-7102/2026.32967

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Received: 22 February 2026

Published: 20 April 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7102/2026.32967

Article Type: Research Article

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Zhang,L.;Zhao,X.;Chen,C. (2026). A comparative study of experiments in the PEP and the Hong Kong Oxford edition of senior high school biology textbooks—A case study in the “molecules and cells” module of the PEP edition. Advances in Social Behavior Research,17(5),22-30.

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