ERIC Number: EJ824987
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 6
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Designing Appropriate Scaffolding for Student Science Projects
Johnson, Marie; Smith, Mark
Journal of College Science Teaching, v38 n2 p24-29 Dec 2008
The authors have developed a successful approach to teaching and inspiring undergraduate science and nonscience majors to complete creditable, semester-long, hands-on science research projects. This approach utilizes a carefully developed scaffolding consisting of in-class exercises and discussions, preparatory homework and lab events, and three well-calibrated milestones prior to submission of students' final report. This scaffolding has increased student confidence and the caliber of final projects. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Science Projects, Hands on Science, Science Fairs, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Study, Higher Education, Scientific Methodology, Engineering, College Students, Biology, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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