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Download full textRiaz, Muhammad; Marcinkowski, Thomas J.; Faisal, Ali – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This study investigated the effects of Discovery Learning Scientific Community Laboratories (DL-SCL) and traditional non-DLSCL laboratories on students' conceptual understanding in a Physics-1 lab. At many universities, physics programs use a traditional lab style, despite research on the benefits for reform-oriented physics labs. This DL-SCL…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Physics, Science Laboratories
Direct linkFarrell, Ivan; Hamed, Kastro M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2016
This article describes the use of project-based instruction in activities and labs intended to develop higher-order thinking skills with high school students and pre-service teachers through the use of soap making.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
Penwell, Rebecca A.; Elsawa, Sherine F.; Pitzer, Thomas – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
There were several changes in the laboratory teaching program in the Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) between 1993-1994. The underlying goal was the improvement of the amount of material learned and retained by the student, but these changes showed little positive improvement. It was deemed necessary for FIU to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Science Laboratories, College Science, Undergraduate Study
