The methods were tested in the course multidisciplinary science laboratory at Princeton University

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. "Collins, Eva-Maria S.. Calhoun, Tessa R. Raising the Bar in Freshman Science Education: Student Lectures, Scientific Papers, and Independent Experiments." brahe Journal of College Science Teaching. Mar / Apr2014, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p26-35.
This paper presents a combination of three approaches to teaching the practice increased future scientists. These methods brahe usually attach skills are inserted in the first academic year. Methods are, the opening theme in leading students through the questions on the board Blackboard Student-led Introduction (SBI), scientific writing, designing, making and presenting an independent laboratory module.
The methods were tested in the course multidisciplinary science laboratory at Princeton University for two years and researchers access to quantitatively and qualitatively assessed by the students. Freshmen, an academic institution, described as young inexperienced, can be affected and forming brahe the image, which is exactly the fresh perspective that makes education so early in their studies academic, so important, especially when it comes to advanced courses brahe designed to train future scientists. Science Teaching undergraduate studies, should lead to increased motivation for learning complex concepts and at the same time, critical thinking and creative mind. From the traditional boundaries between science departments began blotted, the next generation of scientists will have a comprehensive multi-disciplinary education brahe and innovation brahe in their research, in order to succeed.
Curriculum of science integrated (Integrated Science curriculum (ISC) developed at Princeton University, is one of the next program brahe to deal with these needs, combining mathematics, physics and chemistry and quantitative thinking with biological applications. This course double each semester and consists of parallel, joint lectures and joint laboratories. Chapter labs, students learn to conduct experiments and analyze the results using MATLAB and link the results received, in written reports. The results and analysis multidisciplinary computer, makes the episode laboratories of singular importance in -ISC. This program was created in a joint effort of the Department of Chemistry, Biology , physics and computer science and is taught in parallel to his undergraduate studies. The program is open to all students and there are no restrictions acceptance and registration. Course ISC is very dynamic, arrangement and design of the processor module which varies frequently and coordinated the design lectures brahe whenever possible. It was found that the study and teaching lab activities Ntmhot By learning to colleagues, students also brings profit and their supervisors.
Three educational approaches presented in this article, are, guided introduction and progress of students through probing questions on the board. Used on, you can prepare a visual display of the lecture brahe and / or main points and assisted by other students. There are many other advantages to display the theme of students using the clipboard. The program increases the students' motivation to read the required material before it is displayed in the classroom and helps them overcome the excitement before the lecture, enhances their expression brahe in speech and helps them understand what materials are truly internalized and where they still have difficulties. This program does not require The leaders further work. Instead of talking, guiding brahe students to simply aiming to cover all the material. If students come prepared, material flow is natural and if they refuse, Socratic method moderator will ask the right questions, to the rest of the class, you'll understand.
Standard laboratory reports, despite being a valuable training tool to visit the experiment logically, have limited development of scientific communication skills. The importance of the exchange of lab reports written brahe material which is more like scientific articles recently tested. At baseline, the facilitators took great involvement and transfer of relevant material for students. The situation has improved over time and the students worked brahe more independently. Although much more involvement of the facilitators compared to working with standard laboratory reports, the authors recommend investing writing articles brahe that this essential investment future scientist.
Growing important stage in the development of a scientist, he not only produce scientific findings, but also to identify his self scientific questions and plan experiments or equipment to answer them. To think about the variety of activities and resources necessary to carry out a successful experiment. The solution may be less important than the way to go. The importance of creative thinking and independent career as a scientist can not can be emphasized enough in this framework so authors think that the integration of independent laboratory activities at school level and knowledge of first-year students, their studies, is the most significant change researchers conducted ISC program.
At the end of each academic year, ISC students, who were asked to complete an evaluation brahe form to allow researchers to evaluate quantitative and qualitative teaching methods. Although the students were free to choose the data processing brahe software as they wish, most of them preferred to use MATLAB software.
When comparing the independent laboratory program compared to other laboratory modules, although independent module requires more activity, 21% rated the independent activity of choice for them throughout the year and to note here that no other module not rated so high. Independent project led some first-year students participate in a lab over the summer.
In conclusion we can say the researchers in this study and evaluate a combination of three ways to challenge students first year take part in a laboratory, they are: SBI, writing