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Dayna Jean DeFeo; Sarah Gerken; Trang C. Tran; Dmitry Khodyakov; Arlene Fink – Discover Education, 2025
Introductory biology courses at most colleges and universities have two components: a lecture and a lab. However, for students who are not majoring in biology and taking the introductory course as part of their general education requirements, the distinct role of the lab has not been clearly articulated. We performed an online modified-Delphi…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Outcomes of Education
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Dana, L. M.; Pollard, Benjamin; Mueller, Sara – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Most, if not all, physics undergraduate degree programs include instructional lab experiences. Physics lab instructors, both faculty and staff, are instrumental to student learning in instructional physics labs. However, the faculty-staff dichotomy belies the complex, varied, and multifaceted landscape of positions that lab instructors hold in the…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Physics, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
May, Jason Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Undergraduate physics laboratory curriculum has undergone significant modification in recent decades in response to research and recommendations from educational and professional organizations and stakeholders. These reforms address multiple issues, such as 1) lack of student agency in experimentation, 2) an incomplete framework for student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Introductory Courses, Physics
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April L. Millet; Emre Dinç; Timothy J. Bralower – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
This study aimed to examine the effect of four types of assessment on overall student success in an online college-level climate change course. Quizzes, midterms, lab assignments, and a capstone project as well as knowledge check questions were used to assess different aspects of student learning, consistent with Bloom's taxonomy hierarchy.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Test Format, Tests, Laboratory Experiments
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Xu, Xinhao; Wang, Fang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
This paper reports an immersive virtual reality lab (iVRLab) training environment that offers college students an immersive and embodied experience in engineering lab work. The iVRLab provides a simple and safe environment for students to learn the complex lab operations to process and prepare silicon wafers. It features highly embodied…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Laboratory Experiments, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Shen, Jian; Chen, Chang – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Compared to aerobic catabolism, the theories and experiments of anaerobic catabolism are not covered in depth in biochemistry education curricula. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a feasible method for converting common organic compounds to renewable energy-methane that has drawn a great deal of attention in practical applications. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Metabolism
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Duran-Chaves, Michelle; Sanabria-Chinchilla, Jean – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
In electrochemistry, the concept of a reference electrode is fundamental. Introductory courses might mention the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE), its working principle, and its theoretical design; however, chances are that students will never have the opportunity to work with one. A hydrogen electrode should be a device readily available at the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Electronics, Introductory Courses, Laboratory Experiments
Olivia M. Reynolds – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Active learning is widely recognized as superior to traditional passive, lecture-based techniques for fostering learning in STEM courses. Interactive, hands-on learning where students interact with their peers and physical systems is an effective type of active learning. As the need for scientists and engineers continues to grow, understanding and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Thermodynamics, Concept Formation, Undergraduate Students
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Mshayisa, Vusi Vincent; Basitere, Moses – Journal of Food Science Education, 2021
In STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses, undergraduate laboratory classes are vital for students to develop competencies such as critical observation, collaboration, critical thinking, technical, and problem-solving skills. Thus, for students to successfully acquire these competencies, preparation for laboratory classes…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, STEM Education
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Balakrishnan, Sangeetha – Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This paper presents a personal account of the use of Google Classroom as a Learning Management System in the Chemistry theory and laboratory courses with the undergraduate students. Some useful features of the application are presented, with the focus on its affordances to create engaging learning environments. In its professed role in augmenting…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Computer Software, Integrated Learning Systems
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Kasey A. Karen; Bruce A. Snyder; Rich Adams – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Growing evidence has come to suggest that model-based inquiry can improve student learning outcomes and attitudes toward STEM in the biological sciences and beyond. In our introductory biology laboratory course that focuses on cellular and molecular biology, we introduced model-based inquiry (MBI) labs to create a more student-focused course that…
Descriptors: Biology, Laboratory Experiments, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Jing Zhang; Heejeong Kim; Limei Zhang – Discover Education, 2023
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on higher education worldwide. In-person courses had to be quickly transited to online, including lab courses embedded with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). In response to this challenge, we successfully converted a fully in-person biochemistry lab that integrated with a…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Blended Learning, Laboratory Experiments
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Hansen, S. J. R.; Hu, B.; Riedlova, D.; Kelly, R. M.; Akaygun, S.; Villalta-Cerdas, A. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
This mixed method study investigation uses eye tracking and qualitative analysis to investigate the impact of animation variation and visual feedback on the critique of submicroscopic representations of experimental phenomena. Undergraduate general chemistry students first viewed an experimental video of a precipitation or oxidation reduction…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Learning Processes, Visual Aids
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Werth, Alexandra; West, Colin G.; Lewandowski, H. J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Over the last decade, course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been recognized as a way to improve undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education by engaging students in authentic discovery. CUREs have been shown to have positive benefits similar to traditional undergraduate research experiences;…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Ana M. Di´ez-Pascual; Beatriz Jurado-Sa´nchez – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
This paper describes the transfer from face-to-face education to emergency remote teaching of chemistry laboratory courses in a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtualization was carried out using videos of each experimental practice and questionnaires containing the experimental data needed. The contents were…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
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