Lene Symes|Nancy Serrell|Marcelo Ayres
A Practical Guide for Mentoring Scientific Inquiry
Dartmouth College
science process acquiring understanding collection facts literature teaching science emphasizes importance student researchteaching students develop new knowledge rather solely assimilating facts student research becomes widely integrated curricula ongoing opportunity develop refine explicit techniques tactics facilitating authentic research students draw experience instructors tropical biology field course dartmouth college provide specific strategies approaches used help students conceive conduct original research projects organize suggestions around stages research process generating refining questions optimizing methods interpreting data presenting findings placing research broader context although research skills often develop organically immersion research environments experience explicit instruction expedite development critical skills