Staff goals, challenges, and use of student inquiry in undergraduate bioscience teaching laboratories.

ABSTRACT: Teaching laboratory practical sessions are major components of undergraduate bioscience curricula, but research into staff perceptions and intentions across institutions in this context is lacking. This study describes a mixed-methods study using questionnaires and follow-up interviews to explore staff perceptions of their goals for UK bioscience teaching labs, the extent to which they incorporate student inquiry and challenges encountered with these sessions. The findings show that staff aim for strong lecture connections, applying taught theory to actively develop students' technical and data handling skills. They value teaching labs as opportunities for authentic contact through hands-on learning with scientific equipment and human connection with staff and other students. Student inqui

SUBMITTER: Coyte E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature