Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ557398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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The First Day of Class on a Two-Year Campus.
Cowan, M. M.; Piepgrass, K. W.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v27 n2 p104-06 Nov 1997
Nonscience majors in introductory science courses participated in focus groups to discuss their feelings about the courses. First-day issues were chief on their list as a source of science anxiety. Both general studies students and science-related major students asked for a different approach to the first day of class. Offers first-day strategies suggested by students and researchers. (PVD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Environment, College Science, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Introductory Courses, Nonmajors, Nontraditional Students, Relevance (Education), Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student Surveys, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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