Method to Increase Undergraduate Laboratory Student Confidence in Performing Independent Research
| Autor: | Steven M. Johnson, K. Scott Weber, Colton E. Kempton |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
QH301-705.5 Computer science Teaching method Tips & Tools General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Education 03 medical and health sciences ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Biology (General) Laboratory research laboratory class independent research lcsh:QH301-705.5 Independent research Medical education lcsh:LC8-6691 LC8-6691 General Immunology and Microbiology lcsh:Special aspects of education Laboratory Class 05 social sciences 050301 education guided learning Special aspects of education 030104 developmental biology Critical thinking lcsh:Biology (General) scaffolding methodology Analytical skill Undergraduate learning General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017) Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education |
| ISSN: | 1935-7885 1935-7877 |
| Popis: | The goal of an undergraduate laboratory course should be not only to introduce the students to biology methodologies and techniques, but also to teach them independent analytical thinking skills and proper experiment design. This is especially true for advanced biology laboratory courses that undergraduate students typically take as a junior or senior in college. Many courses achieve the goal of teaching techniques, but fail to approach the larger goal of teaching critical thinking, experimental design, and student independence. Here we describe a study examining the application of the scaffolding instructional philosophy in which students are taught molecular techniques with decreasing guidance to force the development of analytical thinking skills and prepare undergraduate students for independent laboratory research. This method was applied to our advanced molecular biology laboratory class and resulted in an increase of confidence among the undergraduate students in their abilities to perform independent research. |
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