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Walker, J. P.; Sampson, V.; Southerland, S.; Enderle, P. J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
This study examines the extent to which the type of instruction used during a general chemistry laboratory course affects students' ability to use core ideas to engage in science practices. We use Ford's (2008) description of the nature of scientific practices to categorize what students do in the laboratory as either empirical or…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Intermode Differences
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Wynegar, Robert G.; Fenster, Mark J. – College Student Journal, 2009
College Algebra is a required, core course for many science and mathematics majors in community colleges. The course had the lowest passing rate of any class on campus. The administration expressed a clear intent to improve on this high failure rate and provided funds to accomplish this purpose. To increase the pass rate several different…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Algebra, Intermode Differences