Poster Development and Presentation to Improve Scientific Inquiry and Broaden Effective Scientific Communication Skills.

ABSTRACT: We have redesigned a tried-and-true laboratory exercise into an inquiry-based team activity exploring microbial growth control, and implemented this activity as the basis for preparing a scientific poster in a large, multi-section laboratory course. Spanning most of the semester, this project culminates in a poster presentation of data generated from a student-designed experiment. Students use and apply the scientific method and improve written and verbal communication skills. The guided inquiry format of this exercise provides the opportunity for student collaboration through cooperative learning. For each learning objective, a percentage score was tabulated (learning objective score = points awarded/total possible points). A score of 80% was our benchmark for achieving each objective. At

SUBMITTER: Rauschenbach I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969404 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature