The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Course: Refinements, Reflections, and the Introduction of Earth Sciences

Autor/inn/en	Laflamme, Marc; Krull, Ulrich J.; deBraga, Michael; Piunno, Paul A. E.
Titel	The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Course: Refinements, Reflections, and the Introduction of Earth Sciences
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 48 (2018) 1, S.24-29 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Advanced Courses; Interdisciplinary Approach; Scientific Research; Science Laboratories; Earth Science; Teamwork; Skill Development; Cognitive Style; Measures (Individuals); Critical Thinking; Metacognition; Personal Autonomy; Decision Making; Undergraduate Students; Outcomes of Education; Cooperative Learning; Learning Style Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Messdaten; Kritisches Denken; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Individuelle Autonomie; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory (AIRLab) is a team-based multidisciplinary research course that focuses on the development of advanced skills including critical thinking, limits of knowledge awareness, metacognition, autonomy, professional capacity, and decision making in complex environments. For many students, AIRLab represents a first attempt at autonomous research, and as such, instructors emphasize teamwork skills development by way of the Kolb Learning Style Inventory and Agile project management techniques necessary for effective research progress. Recent AIRLab course refinements--by way of the introduction of weekly reflection reports, a new digital project management platform, a revised course marking scheme with greater focus on teamwork contributions, and the inclusion of the Earth Science discipline--has improved student learning and driven the course into new directions of interdisciplinary research. In this case, a novel decay-monitoring vessel was designed, permitting for continuous, multifaceted investigations of decay processes that govern fossilization. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01