A comparative study of traditional, inquiry-based, and research-based laboratory curricula: impacts on understanding of the nature of science

作者：Russell Cianan B^*; Weaver Gabriela C

来源：Chemistry Education: Research and Practice , 2011, 12(1): 57-67.

DOI：10.1039/C1RP90008K

• general chemistry
• chemistry laboratory
• traditional-
• inquiry-based-
• research-based chemistry laboratory
• nature of science

We explored the impact of laboratory curriculum on students' understanding of the nature of science at five US universities. The specific curricula studied were traditional (verification), inquiry-based, and research-based. The inquiry curriculum was Inquiries into Chemistry, and the research-based curriculum was developed by the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE). Our findings suggest that laboratory curriculum is a strong factor in the development of students' discussions of theories and their conceptions of creativity in science. Students in the research-based laboratory curriculum demonstrated the most gains as a result of their laboratory when compared to their counterparts in the traditional and inquiry-based laboratories.

• 出版日期2011