Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan; John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

laboratory classes has an impact on students’ attitude, interests, confidence and self-efficacy in STEM and ultimately on graduation rates of STEM majors.At the University of Michigan, the introductory laboratory components of both biology andchemistry are taught independently from the lecture courses. Introductory Chemistry laboratory(Chem 125/126) is 2 credits and is broken down into lecture (1 hr.), and a combined discussionand laboratory session (3 hrs.). There is no prerequisite for this course and the Chemistry lecturecourse (Chem 130) is not required to be taken concurrently, although this is strongly advised.The lab focuses on hands-on experience including experimental design, data analysis, and oralcommunication skills. It is