Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Brownell, Sara E. | 1 |
| Davis, Eric J. | 1 |
| Dick, Jonathan | 1 |
| Fukami, Tadashi | 1 |
| Kloser, Matthew J. | 1 |
| Pauls, Steve | 1 |
| Shavelson, Richard J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| California | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDavis, Eric J.; Pauls, Steve; Dick, Jonathan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Presented is a project-based learning (PBL) laboratory approach for an upper-division environmental chemistry or quantitative analysis course. In this work, a combined laboratory class of 11 environmental chemistry students developed a method based on published EPA methods for the extraction of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Chemistry
Kloser, Matthew J.; Brownell, Sara E.; Shavelson, Richard J.; Fukami, Tadashi – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
Undergraduate biology lab courses have long been criticized for engaging students in "cookbook" experiences in which students follow a given protocol to collect data that help answer a predetermined question. Recent reform documents in biology education have suggested that students should engage in lab courses that provide more authentic…
Descriptors: Ecology, Laboratory Experiments, Learning Experience, Introductory Courses
