We explored the impact of laboratory curriculum on students' understanding of the nature of
science at five US universities. The specific curricula studied were traditional (verification) …

Research projects conducted by faculty in STEM departments served as the inspiration for a
new curriculum of inquiry-based, multiweek laboratory modules in the general chemistry 1 …

A laboratory practical examination was used to compare the investigative skills developed in
two different types of general‐chemistry laboratory courses. Science and engineering …

This study examines the extent to which the type of instruction used during a general
chemistry laboratory course affects students' ability to use core ideas to engage in science …

Many institutions are responding to current research about how students learn science by
transforming their general chemistry laboratory curricula to be inquiry-oriented. We present a …

Over the past 20 years research on reform efforts aimed at the chemistry laboratory has
focused on different aspects of students' experiences including increasing content …

The controversy about inquiry labs relative to traditional cookbook verification labs is
apparently far from over. Verification labs have long been criticized as leading only to poor …

This study investigates how high school students respond to an environment of authentic
science inquiry while participating in an intensive summer institute, the Waksman Student …

Inquiry-based laboratory experiments can play an important role for students in developing
concepts and promoting deeper understanding. This study examined students' ability to …

The use of inquiry‐based laboratory in college science classes is on the rise. This study
investigated how five nonmajor biology students learned from an inquiry‐based laboratory …