Undergraduate Biology Lab Courses: Comparing the Impact of Traditionally Based "Cookbook" and Authentic Research-Based Courses on Student Lab Experiences

by: Tadashi Fukami, Sara E. Brownell, Matthew J. Kloser, and Rich Shavelson

This study compares a cookbook-type laboratory course to a research-based undergraduate biology laboratory course at a Research 1 institution. The results indicate that students in the research-based lab had more positive attitudes toward authentic research, higher self-confidence in lab-related tasks, and increased interest in pursuing future research compared with students in the cookbook laboratory course.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2012Stock # jcst12_041_04_36Volume 041Issue 04

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