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In the Classroom
Using Journal Articles to Teach Writing Skills for Laboratory Reports in General Chemistry
Luanne Tilstra
Department of Chemistry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999
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June 2001
Vol. 78 No. 6
p. 762
Abstract
A strategy for helping students develop technical writing skills through laboratory report assignments is described. The students begin by examining a recent journal article, writing a citation for it, and listing the sections the article contains. Students are given guidelines for constructing one specific section and are assigned the task of writing or creating that section for a specific laboratory experiment they have completed. The process is repeated so that each laboratory report focuses on a different part of a journal article. This approach to laboratory reports gives students an introduction to techniques necessary for good technical writing, yet is simple enough for a general chemistry course. Because each laboratory report is just one section of a full, formal laboratory report, grading is structured and straightforward.
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*  Citation
 Tilstra, Luanne. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 762.
*  Keywords
 General Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Teaching / Learning Aids; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice; Writing in Chemistry
*  History
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Last Updated:		 May 8, 2001
August 31, 2005
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