Embracing innovation and broadening student engagement for STEM majors

Recently, I have seen more student enthusiasm in the laboratory coupled with better student attendance. Since much of this innovative laboratory is student driven, it has been rewarding to see the traditionally underrepresented students in STEM emulate research scientists during their first year of...

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Published in:Peer review : emerging trends and key debates in undergraduate education 2012-06, Vol.14 (3), p.18
Main Authors: DeLauder, Saundra F, Hollowell, Gail P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
College faculty
College students
College teachers
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
Experiments
Graduate students
Inquiry method
Interactive learning
Laboratories
Learner Engagement
Research Methodology
School Holding Power
Science Curriculum
Science education
Stokes, Louis
Study and teaching
Teaching
Training
Undergraduate Students
Verbal communication
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Summary:Recently, I have seen more student enthusiasm in the laboratory coupled with better student attendance. Since much of this innovative laboratory is student driven, it has been rewarding to see the traditionally underrepresented students in STEM emulate research scientists during their first year of college. According to the National Research Council (2003), students need to appreciate that science is a process and not a set of memorized facts.
ISSN:1541-1389