FACULTY AND STUDENT GOALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY

Laboratory is a part of most undergraduate chemistry curricula, however the goals that faculty and students hold have received scant attention. Our research has revealed two broad goals for laboratory learning held by faculty. Students however, hold entirely different goals that may pose obstacles f...

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Main Author: Marcy H. Towns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422017000400454&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Laboratory is a part of most undergraduate chemistry curricula, however the goals that faculty and students hold have received scant attention. Our research has revealed two broad goals for laboratory learning held by faculty. Students however, hold entirely different goals that may pose obstacles for faculty achieving the goals they have set out. Herein we describe our research and propose methods of bringing these goals into better alignment.
ISSN:1678-7064