Evidence for the Importance of Laboratory Courses

Laboratory courses are an ever-present form of teaching in chemistry, despite little evidence for their impact upon student learning. The chemistry community is challenged to consider the evidence basis for laboratory teaching commensurate with the significant investment of cost and time to provide...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 193 - 195
Main Author Bretz, Stacey Lowery
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 12.02.2019
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
Laboratories
Learning
Organic chemistry
Teaching
Teaching methods
Laboratory Instruction
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ISSN0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00874

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Summary:Laboratory courses are an ever-present form of teaching in chemistry, despite little evidence for their impact upon student learning. The chemistry community is challenged to consider the evidence basis for laboratory teaching commensurate with the significant investment of cost and time to provide this instruction.
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ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00874