
ERIC Number: EJ449140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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The Minds-On Approach: Student Creativity and Personal Involvement in the Undergraduate Science Laboratory.
Schamel, Douglas; Ayres, Matthew P.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v21 n4 p226-29 Feb 1992
Describes how college science laboratory activities can be developed by student teams in which original questions are formulated as testable hypotheses and refined into experimental designs on the basis of personal observations. Distinguishes this "minds-on" approach from traditional college science laboratories with respect to students' concern, preparation, pacing, need for attention, mistakes, and critical thinking. (JJK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Science, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Creative Thinking, Discovery Processes, Group Activities, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Learning Strategies, Nonmajors, Science Education, Student Developed Materials, Student Research, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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