An inquiry‐based approach in large undergraduate labs: Learning, by doing it the “wrong” way

• Published in: Biochemistry and molecular biology education Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 227 - 235
• Main Authors: Bachhawat, Anand K, Pandit, Shashi Bhushan, Banerjee, Indranil, Anand, Shashi, Sarkar, Roman, Mrigwani, Arpita, Mishra, Shravan Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2020; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: College Science; Curriculum; Escherichia coli; Experiments; Genetics - education; Humans; India; inquiry based teaching; Laboratories; laboratory exercises; Laboratory Experiments; Learning; Microbiology - education; Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology - education; new course development; problem‐based learning; Science education; Science Experiments; Science Instruction; Science Laboratories; Student Attitudes; Students; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Study; Universities; India; laboratory exercises; molecular biology; problem-based learning; inquiry based teaching; new course development

Undergraduate laboratory courses, owing to their larger sizes and shorter time slots, are often conducted in highly structured modes. However, this approach is known to interfere with students' engagement in the experiments. To enhance students' engagement, we propose an alternative mode o...