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The Library in the Laboratory: Implementing an Online Library Tutorial in a Freshman Biology Lab
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Barkley, Meg – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2018
Online tutorials are a way many librarians connect with students. The main benefit is the ability to reach more students than traditional face-to-face instruction sessions. In 2016, the Life & Health Sciences Librarian received instruction session requests for a freshman biology lab to teach students how to search for articles and use proper…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Tutorial Programs, Library Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Development and Evaluation of a Tutorial to Improve Students' Understanding of a Lock-in Amplifier
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DeVore, Seth; Gauthier, Alexandre; Levy, Jeremy; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
A lock-in amplifier is a versatile instrument frequently used in physics research. However, many students struggle with the basic operating principles of a lock-in amplifier which can lead to a variety of difficulties. To improve students' understanding, we have been developing and evaluating a research-based tutorial which makes use of a computer…
Descriptors: Physics, Pretests Posttests, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction
Some Innovations in University Chemistry Teaching.
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Johnstone, ALex H.; Sharp, David W. A. – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
Described are some of the teaching innovations used in a large university chemistry department in Britain. They include diagnostic testing and individual tutoring; self-instruction centers for remedial teaching, complementary services, and specialist materials; new laboratory approaches; and innovations to develop skills needed by chemistry…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries
Life Science Learning Center, Los Angeles Valley College.
Samuels, Edward – 1984
A description is provided of Los Angeles Valley College's Life Science Learning Center (LSLC), which provides: (1) a resource center addressed to the individualized learning needs of students served by the Biology Department; (2) a learning environment enabling students to proceed in self-paced, activity-centered, concept-oriented experiences in…
Descriptors: Biology, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Independent Study
Courseware Is the Key: Bridging Lecture and Laboratory in General Chemistry.
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Johnson, James F.; Morris, Karen M. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1997
Courseware was developed to facilitate knowledge transfer between lecture and laboratory for general chemistry at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana). One project uses a tutorial strategy. Another uses tool-based courseware for modeling and manipulation of simulated representations of chemical systems; worksheets guide student use of courseware…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Science Education: A Computer-Assisted and Managed Course in Physical Sciences.
Kromhout, O. M.; and Others – 1970
An autonomous multimedia computer-assisted instruction (CAI) general-education physics course was developed and evaluated at Florida State University (FSU). Based on a one-term conventional lecture course which had been given successfully at FSU for several years, the CAI course made use of an IBM 1500 instructional system to guide the student…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs