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Research: Science and Education
The Role of the Laboratory in Chemistry Instruction
M. J. Elliott, K. K. Stewart, and J. J. Lagowski
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
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January 2008
Vol. 85 No. 1
p. 145

Abstract
In an attempt to establish the role of the laboratory in chemistry instruction, an historical perspective is developed, in the hope of extracting the consensus of commentators on the subject concerning the important features of the laboratory experience. We present arguments to support the idea that laboratory instruction involves student experiences that mimic what chemists do. We discuss possible techniques to formalize (i.e., in a standard classroom setting) the research experience.
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Citation
Elliott, M. J.; Stewart, K. K.; Lagowski, J. J. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 145.
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Keywords
Curriculum; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Laboratory Instruction; Laboratory Management; Second-Year Undergraduate; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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12/10/2007
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