Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 1983 · 33 citations · 5 references
Bscs‐style Laboratory ApproachInquiry-based LearningScience EducationEngineeringScience TeachingEducationBiological ConceptsStem EducationStudent LearningUniversity General BiologyLaboratory ManagementBiostatisticsFood SciencesLaboratory MethodMedical Laboratory ScienceScience ProcessesScientific LiteracyLearning SciencesInquiry ApproachEducational TestingLaboratory AutomationBiologyNatural SciencesBiosystems EngineeringBiotechnologyExperimental StudyMicrobiologyEducational Assessment
Abstract A Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) inquiry approach for university general biology laboratory was tested experimentally against a well‐established commercial program which was judged to be highly directive. The experimental approach made systematic use of science processes, development of concepts via questioning, and of requirements on the student to exercise discretion. Experimental group students scored similarly to comparison group students on a pretest of biological concepts, but scored significantly higher ( p < 0.005) when the same test was given at the end of the semester.
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