Development of Scientific Abilities in a Large Class

Sahana Murthy
2005 AIP Conference Proceedings  
This paper describes our instructional and research efforts to help students in a large-enrollment (450 students) introductory laboratory course develop abilities used by practicing scientists. We focus on the ability to design an experimental investigation. We provide sample tasks, scoring rubrics and evidence of student improvement.
doi:10.1063/1.2084719 fatcat:l5orjcm27vg7vjkpkg7req2mya