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John G. D'Angelo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
In recent years, course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been increasing in popularity as replacements for or adjuvants to the traditional laboratory experience. This approach shifts the focus from an exercise-based curriculum to an experiment-based curriculum and provides students with a more authentic and higher-impact…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Experience, Laboratory Experiments
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Didimus Tanah Boleng; Elsje Theodora Maasawet; Hariska Swandana – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2023
Student ethnicity is one of the internal factors that influence student learning. Bacteriology is a course that examines prokaryotic unicellular living things and is practiced in laboratories that need to implement projects. The aim of this research is to know the distribution of students based on their ethnicity. The research sample was students…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Student Characteristics, Biochemistry, Science Instruction
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Ru-Xin Liu; Feng Xiong; Chao Chen; Tong-Mei Ding; Shu-Yu Zhang – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Project-based learning is widely used in organic laboratories. This goal-oriented and inquiry-based learning model complements student-centered training. Such models focus on complicated issues or real-world problems on the frontier of chemistry. Students progress through three project phases: preproject, during the project, and postproject.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Conservation (Environment)
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Adrian Harrison; Gareth Evans; Gonzalo Blanco – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
Within the eukaryotic cell, the actin cytoskeleton is a crucial structural framework that maintains cellular form, regulates cell movement and division, and facilitates the internal transportation of proteins and organelles. External cues induce alterations in the actin cytoskeleton primarily through the activation of Rho GTPases, which then bind…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Skill Development
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Hirshfield, Laura J.; Koretsky, Milo D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
In engineering design, engineers must be able to think creatively, effectively toggling between divergent thinking (developing multiple novel ideas) and convergent thinking (pursuing an appropriate idea using engineering analyses). However, creative thinking is not emphasized in many undergraduate engineering programs. In this empirical study, we…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Engineering Education, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning
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Justin H. Carmel; Joseph Lichter – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Given the emphasis placed on laboratory reform and student engagement in authentic science practice, this manuscript outlines the development of a hybrid project-based laboratory (HPBL) curriculum centered around specific instructor goals and provides examples on how those goals were met by the experiments and how the change in curriculum affected…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments
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Samuel Dodson – Information and Learning Sciences, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to investigate patterns of information use among undergraduate engineers as they progress through their academic programs. The primary objective was to discern how second and fourth-year students differ in their use of different types of information while performing specific tasks, namely, conducting labs, composing…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Guidelines, Engineering Education
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Killpack, Tess L.; Popolizio, Thea R. – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2023
Laboratory courses can serve as important avenues to equitably support introductory biology students to develop foundational scientific literacy skills while experiencing the authentic research process. We present a model for an equity-focused redesign of an introductory organismal biology laboratory course at a teaching institution with limited…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Science Education, Science Experiments, Introductory Courses
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Jing-Ping Liu; Pian Yan; Jinxi Lan; Rongying Yang; Wenqin Wang; Yulin Chen; Jingmin Wang; Yong Zhao; Jing Shen – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The Clemmensen reduction is a common example of a reaction demonstrating the deoxygenation of carbonyl groups, which is a topic that has been widely studied in the field of organic chemistry. The use of trimethylchlorosilane, as a substitute for concentrated hydrochloric acid, allows for the reduction of carbonyl groups. The Clemmensen reduction…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Undergraduate Study
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Riese, Emma; Stenbom, Stefan – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This study evaluates the generalizability of previously identified perceptions among engineering students of assessments in introductory programming (CS1). The students' perceptions of their instructors' and teaching assistants' (TAs) roles in these assessments are also studied, and differences based on prior programming experience,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Experience, Computer Science Education, Student Evaluation
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Eva N. Nyutu; Víctor Carmona-Galindo; Maris C. Polanco – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2023
In this paper, we describe the transition of all five course-sections of General Biology Laboratory I from "cookbook" surveys of taxonomic domains and kingdoms to course-based undergraduate research experiences that champion inquiry-based learning in "real world" environments. We achieved this by scaling-up lessons from a…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Teaching Methods
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Hoehn, Jessica R.; Fox, Michael F. J.; Werth, Alexandra; Borish, Victoria; Lewandowski, H. J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
The rapid transition to remote teaching in the spring of 2020 posed particular challenges for laboratory courses, which often involve students working hands-on with equipment in collaborative environments. Replicating in-person experiments was especially challenging for advanced lab courses that utilize specialized apparatus, which could not be…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Science Laboratories, Physics, Science Instruction
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Krzysiak, Amanda; Doyle, Caroline; Huff, Mary O. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Project-based (research-driven) laboratory courses stimulate student involvement, improve critical thinking and initiate cooperative learning. To this end, a 7-week laboratory project was designed for a sophomore cell biology course to reinforce the fundamental relationship between genotype and phenotype using yeast alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADH1).…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biochemistry, Student Projects, Laboratory Experiments
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Dark, Marta L. – Physics Education, 2021
In fall 2020, the Physics Department was tasked with coming up for a plan for optics, our one credit lab course. Because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, our institution planned to offer a fully online fall semester, with no students residing on campus. The college announced the plan 5 weeks prior to the start of the semester. This paper will…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Optics, Online Courses, COVID-19
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Vasquez, Erick S.; Bohrer, Kelly; Noe-Hays, Abraham; Davis, Arthur; DeWitt, Matthew; Elsass, Michael J. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2022
Online and blended learning opportunities in Chemical Engineering curriculum emerged due to COVID-19. After eight weeks of in-person Unit Operations Laboratory sessions, a remote-learning open-ended final project was assigned to student teams. The assignment involved aspects related to entrepreneurially-minded learning (EML) and community-based…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Blended Learning, Chemical Engineering, COVID-19
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