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Altowaiji, Sara; Haddadin, Rakahn; Campos, Priscilla; Sorn, Shannon; Gonzalez, Lizbeth; Villafane, Sachel M.; Groves, Michael N. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
Chemistry laboratory experiences provide students the opportunity to engage all three domains of learning: psychomotor, cognitive and affective. However, they are often stressful environments where students are expected to quickly learn new laboratory techniques, and collect data in a short amount of time. In principle, providing additional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
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Dounas-Frazer, Dimitri R.; Lewandowski, H. J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
In this exploratory qualitative study, we describe instructors' self-reported practices for teaching and assessing students' ability to troubleshoot in electronics lab courses. We collected audio data from interviews with 20 electronics instructors from 18 institutions that varied by size, selectivity, and other factors. In addition to describing…
Descriptors: Electronics, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Training, Science Instruction
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Harsh, Joseph A.; Maltese, Adam V.; Tai, Robert H. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been endorsed as a powerful instructional tool in higher education; however, relatively little is known about the long-term effects of participation in these programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational enhancements of URE participation from the perspective of practicing…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Instruction