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ERIC Number: EJ563240
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
Introducing Freshmen To Investigative Research--A Course for Biology Majors at Minnesota's University of St. Thomas.
Chaplin, Susan B.; Manske, Jill M.; Cruise, Jennifer L.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v27 n5 p347-50 Mar-Apr 1998
Discusses the merits of investigative labs and how they change the role of students from passive direction followers to more creative and analytical thinkers. Focuses on the University of Minnesota's program in the Virgin Islands that involves undergraduates in research. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Foreign Countries, Genetics, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Science Activities, Scientific Methodology, Statistics, Student Research, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Minnesota; Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas)