Confidence and Critical Awareness as Factors in the Development of Experimentation Skills in Laboratory Courses.

Magin, D. J.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Confidence and Critical Awareness as Factors in the Development of Experimentation Skills in Laboratory Courses.

Magin, D. J.

Higher Education, v13 n3 p265-73 Jun 1984

Although critical thinking and developing student confidence are common objectives of courses in laboratory experimentation, a study of one Australian engineering course showed little progress toward these goals and that efforts to develop critical thinking conflicted with development of confidence. More attention to these objectives within course design is recommended. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Course Content, Course Organization, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Laboratory Training, Self Esteem

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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