标题：Learning Strategies to Initiate and Motivate Students of an Introductory Microbiology Laboratory class to Perform Cooperatively an Inquire-Based Project
出版社：Association of College and University Biology Educators
摘要：Pre-nursing students of an introductory Microbiology laboratory class, having learnt typical microbiological techniques during the semester, gained the confidence of conducting an inquiry-based project as part of their lab course work. Students cooperatively performed a microbiological analysis, to evaluate safety of sushi. This paper presents learning strategies and assessment methods to prepare and motivate the students for undertaking an investigative project. Approaches are discussed that were taken to continually assess the students during the performance of the project in order to ensure harmonious group activity and transition through the various stages of the investigative project. Students commented that their investigative experience had increased their thinking and analytical skills and heightened their awareness of the process of scientific discovery.
