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Szteinberg, Gabriela A.; Weaver, Gabriela C. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
The Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE) is a course-embedded undergraduate research curriculum that aims to introduce authentic research experiences for students in their early college years. A cohort of students who were randomly assigned to the CASPiE laboratory sections was tracked during and two and three years after…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Student Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation, Online Surveys
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Smith, Catherine J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
Despite being criticised for placing little emphasis on thinking, the majority of laboratory work at school level is taught "via" expository "recipe-style" labs. This has been seen to result in students struggling to be able to apply the practical techniques they have learnt in the classroom outside the narrow environment in which they were…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Chemistry, Independent Study, Skill Development